diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
index 9e1ad73a78cf..4c101a9dd3cb 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ atc_prep_dma_memcpy(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t dest, dma_addr_t src,
 	/* First descriptor of the chain embedds additional information */
 	first->txd.cookie = -EBUSY;
 	first->len = len;
+	first->tx_width = src_width;
 
 	/* set end-of-link to the last link descriptor of list*/
 	set_desc_eol(desc);
@@ -761,6 +762,7 @@ atc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 	/* First descriptor of the chain embedds additional information */
 	first->txd.cookie = -EBUSY;
 	first->len = total_len;
+	first->tx_width = reg_width;
 
 	/* first link descriptor of list is responsible of flags */
 	first->txd.flags = flags; /* client is in control of this ack */
@@ -919,6 +921,7 @@ atc_prep_dma_cyclic(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t buf_addr, size_t buf_len,
 	/* First descriptor of the chain embedds additional information */
 	first->txd.cookie = -EBUSY;
 	first->len = buf_len;
+	first->tx_width = reg_width;
 
 	return &first->txd;
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac_regs.h b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac_regs.h
index c604d26fd4d3..3679933fb646 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac_regs.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ struct at_lli {
  * @txd: support for the async_tx api
  * @desc_node: node on the channed descriptors list
  * @len: total transaction bytecount
+ * @tx_width: transfer width
  */
 struct at_desc {
 	/* FIRST values the hardware uses */
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ struct at_desc {
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor	txd;
 	struct list_head		desc_node;
 	size_t				len;
+	u32				tx_width;
 };
 
 static inline struct at_desc *