diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
index 7f9f3324de17..5816da34129d 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ dwc_prep_dma_memcpy(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t dest, dma_addr_t src,
 		desc->lli.dar = dest + offset;
 		desc->lli.ctllo = ctllo;
 		desc->lli.ctlhi = xfer_count;
+		desc->len = xfer_count << src_width;
 
 		if (!first) {
 			first = desc;
@@ -855,6 +856,7 @@ dwc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 			}
 
 			desc->lli.ctlhi = dlen >> mem_width;
+			desc->len = dlen;
 
 			if (!first) {
 				first = desc;
@@ -913,6 +915,7 @@ dwc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 				len = 0;
 			}
 			desc->lli.ctlhi = dlen >> reg_width;
+			desc->len = dlen;
 
 			if (!first) {
 				first = desc;