diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
index bb6a14d1ab0f..068c21037679 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
@@ -1602,6 +1602,11 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_fw_translate_cs(struct spi_controller *controller,
 	return cs;
 }
 
+static size_t pxa2xx_spi_max_dma_transfer_size(struct spi_device *spi)
+{
+	return MAX_DMA_LEN;
+}
+
 static int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
@@ -1707,6 +1712,8 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		} else {
 			controller->can_dma = pxa2xx_spi_can_dma;
 			controller->max_dma_len = MAX_DMA_LEN;
+			controller->max_transfer_size =
+				pxa2xx_spi_max_dma_transfer_size;
 		}
 	}