diff --git a/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c b/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
index e3ff162c03fc..d0cacdb0713e 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ rcar_dmac_chan_prep_sg(struct rcar_dmac_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 
 	rcar_dmac_chan_configure_desc(chan, desc);
 
-	max_chunk_size = (RCAR_DMATCR_MASK + 1) << desc->xfer_shift;
+	max_chunk_size = RCAR_DMATCR_MASK << desc->xfer_shift;
 
 	/*
 	 * Allocate and fill the transfer chunk descriptors. We own the only