diff --git a/drivers/dma/stm32-dma.c b/drivers/dma/stm32-dma.c
index 0b30151fb45c..9840594a6aaa 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/stm32-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/stm32-dma.c
@@ -1249,8 +1249,8 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *stm32_dma_prep_dma_memcpy(
 	enum dma_slave_buswidth max_width;
 	struct stm32_dma_desc *desc;
 	size_t xfer_count, offset;
-	u32 num_sgs, best_burst, dma_burst, threshold;
-	int i;
+	u32 num_sgs, best_burst, threshold;
+	int dma_burst, i;
 
 	num_sgs = DIV_ROUND_UP(len, STM32_DMA_ALIGNED_MAX_DATA_ITEMS);
 	desc = kzalloc(struct_size(desc, sg_req, num_sgs), GFP_NOWAIT);
@@ -1268,6 +1268,10 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *stm32_dma_prep_dma_memcpy(
 		best_burst = stm32_dma_get_best_burst(len, STM32_DMA_MAX_BURST,
 						      threshold, max_width);
 		dma_burst = stm32_dma_get_burst(chan, best_burst);
+		if (dma_burst < 0) {
+			kfree(desc);
+			return NULL;
+		}
 
 		stm32_dma_clear_reg(&desc->sg_req[i].chan_reg);
 		desc->sg_req[i].chan_reg.dma_scr =