diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
index 58e49e4..a3722a7 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
 		dma_addr_t dma_dsts[dst_cnt];
 		struct completion cmp;
 		unsigned long tmo = msecs_to_jiffies(3000);
+		u8 align = 0;
 
 		total_tests++;
 
@@ -295,6 +296,18 @@
 		src_off = dmatest_random() % (test_buf_size - len + 1);
 		dst_off = dmatest_random() % (test_buf_size - len + 1);
 
+		/* honor alignment restrictions */
+		if (thread->type == DMA_MEMCPY)
+			align = dev->copy_align;
+		else if (thread->type == DMA_XOR)
+			align = dev->xor_align;
+		else if (thread->type == DMA_PQ)
+			align = dev->pq_align;
+
+		len = (len >> align) << align;
+		src_off = (src_off >> align) << align;
+		dst_off = (dst_off >> align) << align;
+
 		dmatest_init_srcs(thread->srcs, src_off, len);
 		dmatest_init_dsts(thread->dsts, dst_off, len);
 
@@ -311,6 +324,7 @@
 						     DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 		}
 
+
 		if (thread->type == DMA_MEMCPY)
 			tx = dev->device_prep_dma_memcpy(chan,
 							 dma_dsts[0] + dst_off,