diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index 5a45777..cd0619a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@
 
 		bd->buffer_addr = sg->dma_address;
 
-		count = sg->length;
+		count = sg_dma_len(sg);
 
 		if (count > 0xffff) {
 			dev_err(sdma->dev, "SDMA channel %d: maximum bytes for sg entry exceeded: %d > %d\n",