diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
index 5fe3961..79fbbb8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
@@ -97,6 +97,25 @@ error:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+void *
+pci_find_max_end_va(void)
+{
+	const struct rte_memseg *seg = rte_eal_get_physmem_layout();
+	const struct rte_memseg *last = seg;
+	unsigned i = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_MEMSEG; i++, seg++) {
+		if (seg->addr == NULL)
+			break;
+
+		if (seg->addr > last->addr)
+			last = seg;
+
+	}
+	return RTE_PTR_ADD(last->addr, last->len);
+}
+
+
 /* map a particular resource from a file */
 void *
 pci_map_resource(void *requested_addr, int fd, off_t offset, size_t size)
@@ -106,21 +125,16 @@ pci_map_resource(void *requested_addr, int fd, off_t offset, size_t size)
 	/* Map the PCI memory resource of device */
 	mapaddr = mmap(requested_addr, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
 			MAP_SHARED, fd, offset);
-	if (mapaddr == MAP_FAILED ||
-			(requested_addr != NULL && mapaddr != requested_addr)) {
+	if (mapaddr == MAP_FAILED) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): cannot mmap(%d, %p, 0x%lx, 0x%lx): %s (%p)\n",
 			__func__, fd, requested_addr,
 			(unsigned long)size, (unsigned long)offset,
 			strerror(errno), mapaddr);
-		goto fail;
+	} else {
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "  PCI memory mapped at %p\n", mapaddr);
 	}
 
-	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "  PCI memory mapped at %p\n", mapaddr);
-
 	return mapaddr;
-
-fail:
-	return NULL;
 }
 
 /* parse the "resource" sysfs file */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c
index 7e62266..e53f06b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
 
 static int pci_parse_sysfs_value(const char *filename, uint64_t *val);
 
+void *pci_map_addr = NULL;
+
 
 #define OFF_MAX              ((uint64_t)(off_t)-1)
 static int
@@ -371,10 +374,16 @@ pci_uio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 			if (maps[j].addr != NULL)
 				fail = 1;
 			else {
-				mapaddr = pci_map_resource(NULL, fd, (off_t)offset,
+				/* try mapping somewhere close to the end of hugepages */
+				if (pci_map_addr == NULL)
+					pci_map_addr = pci_find_max_end_va();
+
+				mapaddr = pci_map_resource(pci_map_addr, fd, (off_t)offset,
 						(size_t)maps[j].size);
-				if (mapaddr == NULL)
+				if (mapaddr == MAP_FAILED)
 					fail = 1;
+
+				pci_map_addr = RTE_PTR_ADD(mapaddr, (size_t) maps[j].size);
 			}
 
 			if (fail) {
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c
index c776ddc..c1246e8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
@@ -720,10 +721,22 @@ pci_vfio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 		if (i == msix_bar)
 			continue;
 
-		bar_addr = pci_map_resource(maps[i].addr, vfio_dev_fd, reg.offset,
-				reg.size);
+		if (internal_config.process_type == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+			/* try mapping somewhere close to the end of hugepages */
+			if (pci_map_addr == NULL)
+				pci_map_addr = pci_find_max_end_va();
+
+			bar_addr = pci_map_resource(pci_map_addr, vfio_dev_fd, reg.offset,
+					reg.size);
+			pci_map_addr = RTE_PTR_ADD(bar_addr, (size_t) reg.size);
+		} else {
+			bar_addr = pci_map_resource(maps[i].addr, vfio_dev_fd, reg.offset,
+					reg.size);
+		}
 
-		if (bar_addr == NULL) {
+		if (bar_addr == MAP_FAILED ||
+				(internal_config.process_type == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY &&
+						bar_addr != maps[i].addr)) {
 			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "  %s mapping BAR%i failed: %s\n", pci_addr, i,
 					strerror(errno));
 			close(vfio_dev_fd);
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/eal_pci_init.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/eal_pci_init.h
index d758bee..1070eb8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/eal_pci_init.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/eal_pci_init.h
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ struct mapped_pci_resource {
 TAILQ_HEAD(mapped_pci_res_list, mapped_pci_resource);
 extern struct mapped_pci_res_list *pci_res_list;
 
+/*
+ * Helper function to map PCI resources right after hugepages in virtual memory
+ */
+extern void *pci_map_addr;
+void *pci_find_max_end_va(void);
+
 void *pci_map_resource(void *requested_addr, int fd, off_t offset,
 		size_t size);
 
