diff --git a/drivers/adc/adc_stm32.c b/drivers/adc/adc_stm32.c
index e16471b6039f2..eeddf7b6f065e 100644
--- a/drivers/adc/adc_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/adc/adc_stm32.c
@@ -1828,8 +1828,11 @@ static DEVICE_API(adc, api_stm32_driver_api) = {
 				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(index, 0)),		\
 			.dest_data_size = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(	\
 				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(index, 0)),		\
-			.source_burst_length = 1,       /* SINGLE transfer */		\
-			.dest_burst_length = 1,         /* SINGLE transfer */		\
+			/* single transfers (burst length = data size) */		\
+			.source_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##src_dev##_DATA_SIZE(	\
+				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(index, 0)),		\
+			.dest_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(	\
+				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(index, 0)),		\
 			.channel_priority = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_PRIORITY(			\
 				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(index, 0)),		\
 			.dma_callback = dma_callback,					\
diff --git a/drivers/adc/adc_stm32wb0.c b/drivers/adc/adc_stm32wb0.c
index 02d65e1c7ab5b..59173733581ba 100644
--- a/drivers/adc/adc_stm32wb0.c
+++ b/drivers/adc/adc_stm32wb0.c
@@ -1230,8 +1230,11 @@ static struct adc_stm32wb0_data adc_data = {
 			STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(ADC_INSTANCE, 0)),
 		.dest_data_size = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_MEMORY_DATA_SIZE(
 			STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(ADC_INSTANCE, 0)),
-		.source_burst_length = 1,	/* SINGLE transfer */
-		.dest_burst_length = 1,		/* SINGLE transfer */
+		/* single transfers (burst length = data size) */
+		.source_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_PERIPHERAL_DATA_SIZE(
+			STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(ADC_INSTANCE, 0)),
+		.dest_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_MEMORY_DATA_SIZE(
+			STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(ADC_INSTANCE, 0)),
 		.block_count = 1,
 		.dma_callback = adc_stm32wb0_dma_callback,
 		/* head_block and user_data are initialized at runtime */
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ll_stm32.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ll_stm32.c
index 2e1ef4b2ed036..96b5b6b0110b6 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ll_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ll_stm32.c
@@ -509,8 +509,11 @@ void i2c_stm32_dma_rx_cb(const struct device *dma_dev, void *user_data,
 				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),				\
 			.dest_data_size = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest##_DATA_SIZE(			\
 				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),				\
-			.source_burst_length = 1,						\
-			.dest_burst_length = 1,							\
+			/* single transfers (burst length = data size) */			\
+			.source_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##src##_DATA_SIZE(		\
+				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),				\
+			.dest_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest##_DATA_SIZE(		\
+				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),				\
 			.dma_callback = i2c_stm32_dma_##dir##_cb,				\
 		},))
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.c b/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.c
index 3459d50925e0e..523ecda6dbddf 100644
--- a/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.c
@@ -946,8 +946,9 @@ static const struct device *get_dev_from_tx_dma_channel(uint32_t dma_channel)
 			.channel_direction = src_dev##_TO_##dest_dev,		\
 			.source_data_size = 2,  /* 16bit default */		\
 			.dest_data_size = 2,    /* 16bit default */		\
-			.source_burst_length = 1, /* SINGLE transfer */		\
-			.dest_burst_length = 1,					\
+			/* single transfers (burst length = data size) */	\
+			.source_burst_length = 2,				\
+			.dest_burst_length = 2,					\
 			.channel_priority = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_PRIORITY(		\
 				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),		\
 			.dma_callback = dma_##dir##_callback,			\
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/i3c_stm32.c b/drivers/i3c/i3c_stm32.c
index b85d2b331ad90..73fe603c01b99 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/i3c_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/i3c_stm32.c
@@ -2150,8 +2150,11 @@ static DEVICE_API(i3c, i3c_stm32_driver_api) = {
 				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),                             \
 		.dest_data_size = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(                         \
 				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),                             \
-		.source_burst_length = 1, /* SINGLE transfer */                                    \
-		.dest_burst_length = 1,                                                            \
+		/* single transfers (burst length = data size) */                                  \
+		.source_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##src_dev##_DATA_SIZE(                     \
+				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),                             \
+		.dest_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(                      \
+				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),                             \
 		.block_count = 1,                                                                  \
 		.dma_callback = i3c_stm32_dma_##dir##_cb,                                          \
 	},                                                                                         \
diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_stm32.c b/drivers/serial/uart_stm32.c
index 08b77ad362a35..4e276d8324373 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_stm32.c
@@ -2504,8 +2504,11 @@ static int uart_stm32_pm_action(const struct device *dev, enum pm_device_action
 					STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),\
 		.dest_data_size = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(\
 				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),	\
-		.source_burst_length = 1, /* SINGLE transfer */		\
-		.dest_burst_length = 1,					\
+		/* single transfers (burst length = data size) */	\
+		.source_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##src_dev##_DATA_SIZE(\
+				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),	\
+		.dest_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(\
+				STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),	\
 		.block_count = 1,					\
 		.dma_callback = uart_stm32_dma_##dir##_cb,		\
 	},								\
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_ll_stm32.c b/drivers/spi/spi_ll_stm32.c
index de3f2b48b68eb..0351a4916e666 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_ll_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_ll_stm32.c
@@ -1366,11 +1366,12 @@ static int transceive_dma(const struct device *dev,
 	spi_stm32_cs_control(dev, true);
 
 	uint8_t word_size_bytes = SPI_WORD_SIZE_GET(config->operation) / BITS_PER_BYTE;
+	struct dma_config *rx_cfg = &data->dma_rx.dma_cfg, *tx_cfg = &data->dma_tx.dma_cfg;
 
-	data->dma_rx.dma_cfg.source_data_size = word_size_bytes;
-	data->dma_rx.dma_cfg.dest_data_size = word_size_bytes;
-	data->dma_tx.dma_cfg.source_data_size = word_size_bytes;
-	data->dma_tx.dma_cfg.dest_data_size = word_size_bytes;
+	rx_cfg->source_data_size = rx_cfg->source_burst_length = word_size_bytes;
+	rx_cfg->dest_data_size = rx_cfg->dest_burst_length = word_size_bytes;
+	tx_cfg->source_data_size = tx_cfg->source_burst_length = word_size_bytes;
+	tx_cfg->dest_data_size = tx_cfg->dest_burst_length = word_size_bytes;
 
 	while (data->ctx.rx_len > 0 || data->ctx.tx_len > 0) {
 		size_t dma_len;
@@ -1712,8 +1713,11 @@ static int spi_stm32_init(const struct device *dev)
 					STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),	\
 		.dest_data_size = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(	\
 					STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),	\
-		.source_burst_length = 1, /* SINGLE transfer */			\
-		.dest_burst_length = 1, /* SINGLE transfer */			\
+		/* use single transfers (burst length = data size) */		\
+		.source_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##src_dev##_DATA_SIZE(	\
+					STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),	\
+		.dest_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(	\
+					STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),	\
 		.channel_priority = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_PRIORITY(			\
 					STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG(index, dir)),	\
 		.dma_callback = dma_callback,					\
diff --git a/drivers/video/video_stm32_dcmi.c b/drivers/video/video_stm32_dcmi.c
index d59cc50c2090e..6a5c720343ec7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/video_stm32_dcmi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/video_stm32_dcmi.c
@@ -482,8 +482,11 @@ static void video_stm32_dcmi_irq_config_func(const struct device *dev)
 			STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(index, 0)),			\
 		.dest_data_size = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(		\
 			STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(index, 0)),			\
-		.source_burst_length = 1,       /* SINGLE transfer */			\
-		.dest_burst_length = 1,         /* SINGLE transfer */			\
+		/* single transfers (burst length = data size) */			\
+		.source_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##src_dev##_DATA_SIZE(		\
+			STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(index, 0)),			\
+		.dest_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(		\
+			STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(index, 0)),			\
 		.channel_priority = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_PRIORITY(				\
 			STM32_DMA_CHANNEL_CONFIG_BY_IDX(index, 0)),			\
 		.dma_callback = dcmi_dma_callback,					\
diff --git a/subsys/mgmt/ec_host_cmd/backends/ec_host_cmd_backend_spi_stm32.c b/subsys/mgmt/ec_host_cmd/backends/ec_host_cmd_backend_spi_stm32.c
index 34dbe422ca662..eeb695968cbab 100644
--- a/subsys/mgmt/ec_host_cmd/backends/ec_host_cmd_backend_spi_stm32.c
+++ b/subsys/mgmt/ec_host_cmd/backends/ec_host_cmd_backend_spi_stm32.c
@@ -196,8 +196,11 @@ static int prepare_rx(struct ec_host_cmd_spi_ctx *hc_spi);
 				DT_DMAS_CELL_BY_NAME(id, dir, channel_config)),                    \
 			.dest_data_size = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(                 \
 				DT_DMAS_CELL_BY_NAME(id, dir, channel_config)),                    \
-			.source_burst_length = 1, /* SINGLE transfer */                            \
-			.dest_burst_length = 1,   /* SINGLE transfer */                            \
+			/* single transfers (burst length = data size) */                          \
+			.source_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##src_dev##_DATA_SIZE(             \
+				DT_DMAS_CELL_BY_NAME(id, dir, channel_config)),                    \
+			.dest_burst_length = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_##dest_dev##_DATA_SIZE(              \
+				DT_DMAS_CELL_BY_NAME(id, dir, channel_config)),                    \
 			.channel_priority = STM32_DMA_CONFIG_PRIORITY(                             \
 				DT_DMAS_CELL_BY_NAME(id, dir, channel_config)),                    \
 			.dma_callback = dma_callback,                                              \