diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/meson_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/meson_nand.c
index 312738124ea1..8339c020c1a1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/meson_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/meson_nand.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 #define GENCMDIADDRH(aih, addr)		((aih) | (((addr) >> 16) & 0xffff))
 
 #define DMA_DIR(dir)		((dir) ? NFC_CMD_N2M : NFC_CMD_M2N)
+#define DMA_ADDR_ALIGN		8
 
 #define ECC_CHECK_RETURN_FF	(-1)
 
@@ -838,6 +839,9 @@ static int meson_nfc_read_oob(struct nand_chip *nand, int page)
 
 static bool meson_nfc_is_buffer_dma_safe(const void *buffer)
 {
+	if ((uintptr_t)buffer % DMA_ADDR_ALIGN)
+		return false;
+
 	if (virt_addr_valid(buffer) && (!object_is_on_stack(buffer)))
 		return true;
 	return false;