diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/scatterlist.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/scatterlist.h
index 35d786fe93ae0..be44d94cba549 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/scatterlist.h
+++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/scatterlist.h
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+#define ISA_DMA_THRESHOLD	(~0UL)
+
 #include <asm-generic/scatterlist.h>
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/scatterlist.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/scatterlist.h
index 35d786fe93ae0..be44d94cba549 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/scatterlist.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/scatterlist.h
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+#define ISA_DMA_THRESHOLD	(~0UL)
+
 #include <asm-generic/scatterlist.h>
diff --git a/arch/score/include/asm/scatterlist.h b/arch/score/include/asm/scatterlist.h
index 9f533b8362c78..4fa1a66582155 100644
--- a/arch/score/include/asm/scatterlist.h
+++ b/arch/score/include/asm/scatterlist.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_SCORE_SCATTERLIST_H
 #define _ASM_SCORE_SCATTERLIST_H
 
+#define ISA_DMA_THRESHOLD	(~0UL)
+
 #include <asm-generic/scatterlist.h>
 
 #endif /* _ASM_SCORE_SCATTERLIST_H */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/scatterlist.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/scatterlist.h
index d1120257b0330..0fa0d6da2107f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/scatterlist.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/scatterlist.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #define sg_dma_len(sg)     	((sg)->dma_length)
 
+#define ISA_DMA_THRESHOLD	(~0UL)
+
 #include <asm-generic/scatterlist.h>
 
 #endif /* !(_SPARC_SCATTERLIST_H) */
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/scatterlist.h b/include/asm-generic/scatterlist.h
index 8b9454496a7c9..51a7a43ab0cee 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/scatterlist.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/scatterlist.h
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ struct scatterlist {
 #endif /* 64 bit */
 #endif /* sg_dma_len */
 
-#ifndef ISA_DMA_THRESHOLD
-#define ISA_DMA_THRESHOLD	(~0UL)
-#endif
-
 #define ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN
 
 #endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_SCATTERLIST_H */