diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index d4eda24aa68b..ca0ec600fab6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static void pl011_dma_probe_initcall(struct device *dev, struct uart_amba_port *
 			.src_addr = uap->port.mapbase + UART01x_DR,
 			.src_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE,
 			.direction = DMA_DEV_TO_MEM,
-			.src_maxburst = uap->fifosize >> 1,
+			.src_maxburst = uap->fifosize >> 2,
 			.device_fc = false,
 		};