diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
index fa31cd028df8..9bdce8fe29c8 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 #define XILINX_DMA_BD_SOP		BIT(27)
 #define XILINX_DMA_BD_EOP		BIT(26)
 #define XILINX_DMA_COALESCE_MAX		255
-#define XILINX_DMA_NUM_DESCS		255
+#define XILINX_DMA_NUM_DESCS		512
 #define XILINX_DMA_NUM_APP_WORDS	5
 
 /* AXI CDMA Specific Registers/Offsets */