diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
index 23bd1db94558..1cb7c60594f1 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ static void mhi_del_ring_element(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 
 static bool is_valid_ring_ptr(struct mhi_ring *ring, dma_addr_t addr)
 {
-	return addr >= ring->iommu_base && addr < ring->iommu_base + ring->len;
+	return addr >= ring->iommu_base && addr < ring->iommu_base + ring->len &&
+			!(addr & (sizeof(struct mhi_ring_element) - 1));
 }
 
 int mhi_destroy_device(struct device *dev, void *data)