diff --git a/drivers/dma/tegra186-gpc-dma.c b/drivers/dma/tegra186-gpc-dma.c
index c364c278a8b0..64cedef1050a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/tegra186-gpc-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/tegra186-gpc-dma.c
@@ -835,6 +835,13 @@ static unsigned int get_burst_size(struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc,
 	 * len to calculate the optimum burst size
 	 */
 	burst_byte = burst_size ? burst_size * slave_bw : len;
+
+	/*
+	 * Find the largest burst size that evenly divides the transfer length.
+	 * The hardware requires the transfer length to be a multiple of the
+	 * burst size - partial bursts are not supported.
+	 */
+	burst_byte = min(burst_byte, 1U << __ffs(len));
 	burst_mmio_width = burst_byte / 4;
 
 	if (burst_mmio_width < TEGRA_GPCDMA_MMIOSEQ_BURST_MIN)