diff --git a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/dma.c b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/dma.c
index 364ab39eb8a41..53fcc672a2944 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/dma.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/dma.c
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@
 #define DMA_IRQ_ACK		0x7e		/* IRQ status register */
 #define DMA_POLL		BIT(31)		/* turn on channel polling */
 #define DMA_CLK_DIV4		BIT(6)		/* polling clock divider */
-#define DMA_2W_BURST		BIT(1)		/* 2 word burst length */
+#define DMA_PCTRL_2W_BURST	0x1		/* 2 word burst length */
+#define DMA_PCTRL_4W_BURST	0x2		/* 4 word burst length */
+#define DMA_PCTRL_8W_BURST	0x3		/* 8 word burst length */
+#define DMA_TX_BURST_SHIFT	4		/* tx burst shift */
+#define DMA_RX_BURST_SHIFT	2		/* rx burst shift */
 #define DMA_ETOP_ENDIANNESS	(0xf << 8) /* endianness swap etop channels */
 #define DMA_WEIGHT	(BIT(17) | BIT(16))	/* default channel wheight */
 
@@ -192,7 +196,8 @@ ltq_dma_init_port(int p)
 		break;
 
 	case DMA_PORT_DEU:
-		ltq_dma_w32((DMA_2W_BURST << 4) | (DMA_2W_BURST << 2),
+		ltq_dma_w32((DMA_PCTRL_2W_BURST << DMA_TX_BURST_SHIFT) |
+			(DMA_PCTRL_2W_BURST << DMA_RX_BURST_SHIFT),
 			LTQ_DMA_PCTRL);
 		break;