diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xdma-regs.h b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xdma-regs.h
index 98117e8a466f..98f5f6fb9ff9 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xdma-regs.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xdma-regs.h
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ struct xdma_hw_desc {
 	__le64		next_desc;
 };
 
-#define XDMA_DESC_SIZE		sizeof(struct xdma_hw_desc)
-#define XDMA_DESC_BLOCK_SIZE	(XDMA_DESC_SIZE * XDMA_DESC_ADJACENT)
-#define XDMA_DESC_BLOCK_ALIGN	4096
+#define XDMA_DESC_SIZE			sizeof(struct xdma_hw_desc)
+#define XDMA_DESC_BLOCK_SIZE		(XDMA_DESC_SIZE * XDMA_DESC_ADJACENT)
+#define XDMA_DESC_BLOCK_ALIGN		32
+#define XDMA_DESC_BLOCK_BOUNDARY	4096
 
 /*
  * Channel registers
diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xdma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xdma.c
index ddb9e7d07461..c22701e76b69 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xdma.c
@@ -741,9 +741,8 @@ static int xdma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	xdma_chan->desc_pool = dma_pool_create(dma_chan_name(chan),
-					       dev, XDMA_DESC_BLOCK_SIZE,
-					       XDMA_DESC_BLOCK_ALIGN, 0);
+	xdma_chan->desc_pool = dma_pool_create(dma_chan_name(chan), dev, XDMA_DESC_BLOCK_SIZE,
+					       XDMA_DESC_BLOCK_ALIGN, XDMA_DESC_BLOCK_BOUNDARY);
 	if (!xdma_chan->desc_pool) {
 		xdma_err(xdev, "unable to allocate descriptor pool");
 		return -ENOMEM;