diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index 581ac799d974..69160da9cd5d 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/virtio.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h>
 #include <linux/virtio_balloon.h>
 #include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
@@ -1165,6 +1166,11 @@ static int virtballoon_validate(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	else if (!virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON))
 		__virtio_clear_bit(vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_REPORTING);
 
+	/*
+	 * Disable indirect descriptors to avoid memory allocation in
+	 * virtqueue_add during page reporting.
+	 */
+	__virtio_clear_bit(vdev, VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC);
 	__virtio_clear_bit(vdev, VIRTIO_F_ACCESS_PLATFORM);
 	return 0;
 }