diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/tegra241-cmdqv.c b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/tegra241-cmdqv.c
index 6c7770e79af6d..c8ec74f089f3d 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/tegra241-cmdqv.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/tegra241-cmdqv.c
@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@ static int tegra241_vcmdq_alloc_smmu_cmdq(struct tegra241_vcmdq *vcmdq)
 
 	snprintf(name, 16, "vcmdq%u", vcmdq->idx);
 
-	q->llq.max_n_shift = VCMDQ_LOG2SIZE_MAX;
+	/* Queue size, capped to ensure natural alignment */
+	q->llq.max_n_shift = min_t(u32, CMDQ_MAX_SZ_SHIFT, VCMDQ_LOG2SIZE_MAX);
 
 	/* Use the common helper to init the VCMDQ, and then... */
 	ret = arm_smmu_init_one_queue(smmu, q, vcmdq->page0,