diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
index 4700f2e87a62..3da0aea9fe25 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ dwc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 			lli_write(desc, sar, reg);
 			lli_write(desc, dar, mem);
 			lli_write(desc, ctlhi, ctlhi);
-			mem_width = __ffs(data_width | mem | dlen);
+			mem_width = __ffs(data_width | mem);
 			lli_write(desc, ctllo, ctllo | DWC_CTLL_DST_WIDTH(mem_width));
 			desc->len = dlen;