diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
index e7dc3c4dc8e077..1fbe0258578b0b 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
@@ -1354,7 +1354,8 @@ static void xilinx_dma_start_transfer(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
 					   node);
 		hw = &segment->hw;
 
-		xilinx_write(chan, XILINX_DMA_REG_SRCDSTADDR, hw->buf_addr);
+		xilinx_write(chan, XILINX_DMA_REG_SRCDSTADDR,
+			     xilinx_prep_dma_addr_t(hw->buf_addr));
 
 		/* Start the transfer */
 		dma_ctrl_write(chan, XILINX_DMA_REG_BTT,