diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
index 5f7d690e3dbae8..11e269a31a0929 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -780,10 +781,43 @@ bool dw_dma_filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_dma_filter);
 
+static int dwc_verify_p_buswidth(struct dma_chan *chan)
+{
+	struct dw_dma_chan *dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
+	struct dw_dma *dw = to_dw_dma(chan->device);
+	u32 reg_width, max_width;
+
+	if (dwc->dma_sconfig.direction == DMA_MEM_TO_DEV)
+		reg_width = dwc->dma_sconfig.dst_addr_width;
+	else if (dwc->dma_sconfig.direction == DMA_DEV_TO_MEM)
+		reg_width = dwc->dma_sconfig.src_addr_width;
+	else /* DMA_MEM_TO_MEM */
+		return 0;
+
+	max_width = dw->pdata->data_width[dwc->dws.p_master];
+
+	/* Fall-back to 1-byte transfer width if undefined */
+	if (reg_width == DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_UNDEFINED)
+		reg_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE;
+	else if (!is_power_of_2(reg_width) || reg_width > max_width)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	else /* bus width is valid */
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Update undefined addr width value */
+	if (dwc->dma_sconfig.direction == DMA_MEM_TO_DEV)
+		dwc->dma_sconfig.dst_addr_width = reg_width;
+	else /* DMA_DEV_TO_MEM */
+		dwc->dma_sconfig.src_addr_width = reg_width;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int dwc_config(struct dma_chan *chan, struct dma_slave_config *sconfig)
 {
 	struct dw_dma_chan *dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
 	struct dw_dma *dw = to_dw_dma(chan->device);
+	int ret;
 
 	memcpy(&dwc->dma_sconfig, sconfig, sizeof(*sconfig));
 
@@ -792,6 +826,10 @@ static int dwc_config(struct dma_chan *chan, struct dma_slave_config *sconfig)
 	dwc->dma_sconfig.dst_maxburst =
 		clamp(dwc->dma_sconfig.dst_maxburst, 0U, dwc->max_burst);
 
+	ret = dwc_verify_p_buswidth(chan);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	dw->encode_maxburst(dwc, &dwc->dma_sconfig.src_maxburst);
 	dw->encode_maxburst(dwc, &dwc->dma_sconfig.dst_maxburst);