diff --git a/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c b/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
index 2a7124e4aea3..f1174d25da84 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ struct rz_dmac {
 
 /* LINK MODE DESCRIPTOR */
 #define HEADER_LV			BIT(0)
+#define HEADER_LE			BIT(1)
 #define HEADER_WBD			BIT(2)
 
 #define RZ_DMAC_MAX_CHAN_DESCRIPTORS	16
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ static void rz_dmac_prepare_desc_for_memcpy(struct rz_dmac_chan *channel)
 	lmdesc->chcfg = chcfg;
 	lmdesc->chitvl = 0;
 	lmdesc->chext = 0;
-	lmdesc->header = HEADER_LV;
+	lmdesc->header = HEADER_LV | HEADER_LE;
 
 	rz_dmac_set_dma_req_no(dmac, channel->index, dmac->info->default_dma_req_no);
 
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ static void rz_dmac_prepare_descs_for_slave_sg(struct rz_dmac_chan *channel)
 		lmdesc->chext = 0;
 		if (i == (sg_len - 1)) {
 			lmdesc->chcfg = (channel->chcfg & ~CHCFG_DEM);
-			lmdesc->header = HEADER_LV;
+			lmdesc->header = HEADER_LV | HEADER_LE;
 		} else {
 			lmdesc->chcfg = channel->chcfg;
 			lmdesc->header = HEADER_LV;