diff --git a/include/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.h b/include/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.h
index d94606a8531..839732ebf3b 100644
--- a/include/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.h
+++ b/include/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.h
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ typedef struct AwSdHostState {
     /** Interrupt output signal to notify CPU */
     qemu_irq irq;
 
+    /** Memory region where DMA transfers are done */
+    MemoryRegion *dma_mr;
+
+    /** Address space used internally for DMA transfers */
+    AddressSpace dma_as;
+
     /** Number of bytes left in current DMA transfer */
     uint32_t transfer_cnt;
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c b/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
index e2584637478..d404f31e02f 100644
--- a/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
+++ b/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ static void aw_a10_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     /* SD/MMC */
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->mmc0), "dma-memory",
+                             OBJECT(get_system_memory()), &error_fatal);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->mmc0), &error_fatal);
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->mmc0), 0, AW_A10_MMC0_BASE);
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->mmc0), 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(dev, 32));
diff --git a/hw/arm/allwinner-h3.c b/hw/arm/allwinner-h3.c
index ff92ded82c9..43a8d3dc480 100644
--- a/hw/arm/allwinner-h3.c
+++ b/hw/arm/allwinner-h3.c
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ static void allwinner_h3_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->sid), 0, s->memmap[AW_H3_SID]);
 
     /* SD/MMC */
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->mmc0), "dma-memory",
+                             OBJECT(get_system_memory()), &error_fatal);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->mmc0), &error_fatal);
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->mmc0), 0, s->memmap[AW_H3_MMC0]);
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->mmc0), 0,
diff --git a/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.c b/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.c
index f9eb92c09ed..e82afb75eb6 100644
--- a/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.c
+++ b/hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.c
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
+#include "sysemu/dma.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/sd/allwinner-sdhost.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
@@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ static uint32_t allwinner_sdhost_process_desc(AwSdHostState *s,
     uint8_t buf[1024];
 
     /* Read descriptor */
-    cpu_physical_memory_read(desc_addr, desc, sizeof(*desc));
+    dma_memory_read(&s->dma_as, desc_addr, desc, sizeof(*desc));
     if (desc->size == 0) {
         desc->size = klass->max_desc_size;
     } else if (desc->size > klass->max_desc_size) {
@@ -331,22 +334,24 @@ static uint32_t allwinner_sdhost_process_desc(AwSdHostState *s,
 
         /* Write to SD bus */
         if (is_write) {
-            cpu_physical_memory_read((desc->addr & DESC_SIZE_MASK) + num_done,
-                                      buf, buf_bytes);
+            dma_memory_read(&s->dma_as,
+                            (desc->addr & DESC_SIZE_MASK) + num_done,
+                            buf, buf_bytes);
             sdbus_write_data(&s->sdbus, buf, buf_bytes);
 
         /* Read from SD bus */
         } else {
             sdbus_read_data(&s->sdbus, buf, buf_bytes);
-            cpu_physical_memory_write((desc->addr & DESC_SIZE_MASK) + num_done,
-                                       buf, buf_bytes);
+            dma_memory_write(&s->dma_as,
+                             (desc->addr & DESC_SIZE_MASK) + num_done,
+                             buf, buf_bytes);
         }
         num_done += buf_bytes;
     }
 
     /* Clear hold flag and flush descriptor */
     desc->status &= ~DESC_STATUS_HOLD;
-    cpu_physical_memory_write(desc_addr, desc, sizeof(*desc));
+    dma_memory_write(&s->dma_as, desc_addr, desc, sizeof(*desc));
 
     return num_done;
 }
@@ -721,6 +726,12 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_allwinner_sdhost = {
     }
 };
 
+static Property allwinner_sdhost_properties[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_LINK("dma-memory", AwSdHostState, dma_mr,
+                     TYPE_MEMORY_REGION, MemoryRegion *),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
 static void allwinner_sdhost_init(Object *obj)
 {
     AwSdHostState *s = AW_SDHOST(obj);
@@ -734,6 +745,18 @@ static void allwinner_sdhost_init(Object *obj)
     sysbus_init_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(s), &s->irq);
 }
 
+static void allwinner_sdhost_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    AwSdHostState *s = AW_SDHOST(dev);
+
+    if (!s->dma_mr) {
+        error_setg(errp, TYPE_AW_SDHOST " 'dma-memory' link not set");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    address_space_init(&s->dma_as, s->dma_mr, "sdhost-dma");
+}
+
 static void allwinner_sdhost_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     AwSdHostState *s = AW_SDHOST(dev);
@@ -792,6 +815,8 @@ static void allwinner_sdhost_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 
     dc->reset = allwinner_sdhost_reset;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_allwinner_sdhost;
+    dc->realize = allwinner_sdhost_realize;
+    device_class_set_props(dc, allwinner_sdhost_properties);
 }
 
 static void allwinner_sdhost_sun4i_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
