diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c
index 4fefd8add714b5b3abf6116938867d0dd25596ed..d18d7e88d5118101a5b9fb49e7611f492180014a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c
@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ int sun4i_backend_update_layer_buffer(struct sun4i_backend *backend,
 	paddr = drm_fb_cma_get_gem_addr(fb, state, 0);
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Setting buffer address to %pad\n", &paddr);
 
+	/*
+	 * backend DMA accesses DRAM directly, bypassing the system
+	 * bus. As such, the address range is different and the buffer
+	 * address needs to be corrected.
+	 */
+	paddr -= PHYS_OFFSET;
+
 	/* Write the 32 lower bits of the address (in bits) */
 	lo_paddr = paddr << 3;
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Setting address lower bits to 0x%x\n", lo_paddr);