diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
index f5724d95ed48c525475c07edb537b0a1f6fe2d7b..2d0c63dcd84c16d69b6df3d53da9997d26835734 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
@@ -2578,6 +2578,14 @@ static int d40_set_runtime_config(struct dma_chan *chan,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (src_maxburst > 16) {
+		src_maxburst = 16;
+		dst_maxburst = src_maxburst * src_addr_width / dst_addr_width;
+	} else if (dst_maxburst > 16) {
+		dst_maxburst = 16;
+		src_maxburst = dst_maxburst * dst_addr_width / src_addr_width;
+	}
+
 	ret = dma40_config_to_halfchannel(d40c, &cfg->src_info,
 					  src_addr_width,
 					  src_maxburst);