diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
index f209ff8835e8..a9755e3dd603 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
@@ -693,15 +693,7 @@ dwc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 		reg = dws->tx_reg;
 		for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sg_len, i) {
 			struct dw_desc	*desc;
-			u32		len;
-			u32		mem;
-
-			desc = dwc_desc_get(dwc);
-			if (!desc) {
-				dev_err(chan2dev(chan),
-					"not enough descriptors available\n");
-				goto err_desc_get;
-			}
+			u32		len, dlen, mem;
 
 			mem = sg_phys(sg);
 			len = sg_dma_len(sg);
@@ -709,10 +701,27 @@ dwc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 			if (unlikely(mem & 3 || len & 3))
 				mem_width = 0;
 
+slave_sg_todev_fill_desc:
+			desc = dwc_desc_get(dwc);
+			if (!desc) {
+				dev_err(chan2dev(chan),
+					"not enough descriptors available\n");
+				goto err_desc_get;
+			}
+
 			desc->lli.sar = mem;
 			desc->lli.dar = reg;
 			desc->lli.ctllo = ctllo | DWC_CTLL_SRC_WIDTH(mem_width);
-			desc->lli.ctlhi = len >> mem_width;
+			if ((len >> mem_width) > DWC_MAX_COUNT) {
+				dlen = DWC_MAX_COUNT << mem_width;
+				mem += dlen;
+				len -= dlen;
+			} else {
+				dlen = len;
+				len = 0;
+			}
+
+			desc->lli.ctlhi = dlen >> mem_width;
 
 			if (!first) {
 				first = desc;
@@ -726,7 +735,10 @@ dwc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 						&first->tx_list);
 			}
 			prev = desc;
-			total_len += len;
+			total_len += dlen;
+
+			if (len)
+				goto slave_sg_todev_fill_desc;
 		}
 		break;
 	case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
@@ -739,15 +751,7 @@ dwc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 		reg = dws->rx_reg;
 		for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sg_len, i) {
 			struct dw_desc	*desc;
-			u32		len;
-			u32		mem;
-
-			desc = dwc_desc_get(dwc);
-			if (!desc) {
-				dev_err(chan2dev(chan),
-					"not enough descriptors available\n");
-				goto err_desc_get;
-			}
+			u32		len, dlen, mem;
 
 			mem = sg_phys(sg);
 			len = sg_dma_len(sg);
@@ -755,10 +759,26 @@ dwc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 			if (unlikely(mem & 3 || len & 3))
 				mem_width = 0;
 
+slave_sg_fromdev_fill_desc:
+			desc = dwc_desc_get(dwc);
+			if (!desc) {
+				dev_err(chan2dev(chan),
+						"not enough descriptors available\n");
+				goto err_desc_get;
+			}
+
 			desc->lli.sar = reg;
 			desc->lli.dar = mem;
 			desc->lli.ctllo = ctllo | DWC_CTLL_DST_WIDTH(mem_width);
-			desc->lli.ctlhi = len >> reg_width;
+			if ((len >> reg_width) > DWC_MAX_COUNT) {
+				dlen = DWC_MAX_COUNT << reg_width;
+				mem += dlen;
+				len -= dlen;
+			} else {
+				dlen = len;
+				len = 0;
+			}
+			desc->lli.ctlhi = dlen >> reg_width;
 
 			if (!first) {
 				first = desc;
@@ -772,7 +792,10 @@ dwc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 						&first->tx_list);
 			}
 			prev = desc;
-			total_len += len;
+			total_len += dlen;
+
+			if (len)
+				goto slave_sg_fromdev_fill_desc;
 		}
 		break;
 	default: