diff --git a/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c b/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
index 48b3701c9aa1..24dc7fac7447 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ struct sun6i_dma_config {
 	 */
 	void (*clock_autogate_enable)(struct sun6i_dma_dev *);
 	void (*set_burst_length)(u32 *p_cfg, s8 src_burst, s8 dst_burst);
+	u32 src_burst_lengths;
+	u32 dst_burst_lengths;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -269,10 +271,6 @@ static inline s8 convert_burst(u32 maxburst)
 
 static inline s8 convert_buswidth(enum dma_slave_buswidth addr_width)
 {
-	if ((addr_width < DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE) ||
-	    (addr_width > DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	return addr_width >> 1;
 }
 
@@ -541,41 +539,43 @@ static int set_config(struct sun6i_dma_dev *sdev,
 			enum dma_transfer_direction direction,
 			u32 *p_cfg)
 {
+	enum dma_slave_buswidth src_addr_width, dst_addr_width;
+	u32 src_maxburst, dst_maxburst;
 	s8 src_width, dst_width, src_burst, dst_burst;
 
+	src_addr_width = sconfig->src_addr_width;
+	dst_addr_width = sconfig->dst_addr_width;
+	src_maxburst = sconfig->src_maxburst;
+	dst_maxburst = sconfig->dst_maxburst;
+
 	switch (direction) {
 	case DMA_MEM_TO_DEV:
-		src_burst = convert_burst(sconfig->src_maxburst ?
-					sconfig->src_maxburst : 8);
-		src_width = convert_buswidth(sconfig->src_addr_width !=
-						DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_UNDEFINED ?
-				sconfig->src_addr_width :
-				DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES);
-		dst_burst = convert_burst(sconfig->dst_maxburst);
-		dst_width = convert_buswidth(sconfig->dst_addr_width);
+		if (src_addr_width == DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_UNDEFINED)
+			src_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES;
+		src_maxburst = src_maxburst ? src_maxburst : 8;
 		break;
 	case DMA_DEV_TO_MEM:
-		src_burst = convert_burst(sconfig->src_maxburst);
-		src_width = convert_buswidth(sconfig->src_addr_width);
-		dst_burst = convert_burst(sconfig->dst_maxburst ?
-					sconfig->dst_maxburst : 8);
-		dst_width = convert_buswidth(sconfig->dst_addr_width !=
-						DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_UNDEFINED ?
-				sconfig->dst_addr_width :
-				DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES);
+		if (dst_addr_width == DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_UNDEFINED)
+			dst_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES;
+		dst_maxburst = dst_maxburst ? dst_maxburst : 8;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (src_burst < 0)
-		return src_burst;
-	if (src_width < 0)
-		return src_width;
-	if (dst_burst < 0)
-		return dst_burst;
-	if (dst_width < 0)
-		return dst_width;
+	if (!(BIT(src_addr_width) & sdev->slave.src_addr_widths))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!(BIT(dst_addr_width) & sdev->slave.dst_addr_widths))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!(BIT(src_maxburst) & sdev->cfg->src_burst_lengths))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!(BIT(dst_maxburst) & sdev->cfg->dst_burst_lengths))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	src_width = convert_buswidth(src_addr_width);
+	dst_width = convert_buswidth(dst_addr_width);
+	dst_burst = convert_burst(dst_maxburst);
+	src_burst = convert_burst(src_maxburst);
 
 	*p_cfg = DMA_CHAN_CFG_SRC_WIDTH(src_width) |
 		DMA_CHAN_CFG_DST_WIDTH(dst_width);
@@ -1041,6 +1041,8 @@ static struct sun6i_dma_config sun6i_a31_dma_cfg = {
 	.nr_max_requests = 30,
 	.nr_max_vchans   = 53,
 	.set_burst_length = sun6i_set_burst_length_a31,
+	.src_burst_lengths = BIT(1) | BIT(8),
+	.dst_burst_lengths = BIT(1) | BIT(8),
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1054,6 +1056,8 @@ static struct sun6i_dma_config sun8i_a23_dma_cfg = {
 	.nr_max_vchans   = 37,
 	.clock_autogate_enable = sun6i_enable_clock_autogate_a23,
 	.set_burst_length = sun6i_set_burst_length_a31,
+	.src_burst_lengths = BIT(1) | BIT(8),
+	.dst_burst_lengths = BIT(1) | BIT(8),
 };
 
 static struct sun6i_dma_config sun8i_a83t_dma_cfg = {
@@ -1062,6 +1066,8 @@ static struct sun6i_dma_config sun8i_a83t_dma_cfg = {
 	.nr_max_vchans   = 39,
 	.clock_autogate_enable = sun6i_enable_clock_autogate_a23,
 	.set_burst_length = sun6i_set_burst_length_a31,
+	.src_burst_lengths = BIT(1) | BIT(8),
+	.dst_burst_lengths = BIT(1) | BIT(8),
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1075,6 +1081,8 @@ static struct sun6i_dma_config sun8i_h3_dma_cfg = {
 	.nr_max_vchans   = 34,
 	.clock_autogate_enable = sun6i_enable_clock_autogate_h3,
 	.set_burst_length = sun6i_set_burst_length_h3,
+	.src_burst_lengths = BIT(1) | BIT(8),
+	.dst_burst_lengths = BIT(1) | BIT(8),
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1088,6 +1096,8 @@ static struct sun6i_dma_config sun8i_v3s_dma_cfg = {
 	.nr_max_vchans   = 24,
 	.clock_autogate_enable = sun6i_enable_clock_autogate_a23,
 	.set_burst_length = sun6i_set_burst_length_a31,
+	.src_burst_lengths = BIT(1) | BIT(8),
+	.dst_burst_lengths = BIT(1) | BIT(8),
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id sun6i_dma_match[] = {
