diff --git a/drivers/dma/edma.c b/drivers/dma/edma.c
index 4f6d87bcaa0d..f9075129d27c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/edma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/edma.c
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *edma_prep_slave_sg(
 	enum dma_slave_buswidth dev_width;
 	u32 burst;
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
-	int i;
 	int acnt, bcnt, ccnt, src, dst, cidx;
 	int src_bidx, dst_bidx, src_cidx, dst_cidx;
+	int i, nslots;
 
 	if (unlikely(!echan || !sgl || !sg_len))
 		return NULL;
@@ -262,8 +262,10 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *edma_prep_slave_sg(
 
 	edesc->pset_nr = sg_len;
 
-	for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sg_len, i) {
-		/* Allocate a PaRAM slot, if needed */
+	/* Allocate a PaRAM slot, if needed */
+	nslots = min_t(unsigned, MAX_NR_SG, sg_len);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nslots; i++) {
 		if (echan->slot[i] < 0) {
 			echan->slot[i] =
 				edma_alloc_slot(EDMA_CTLR(echan->ch_num),
@@ -273,6 +275,10 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *edma_prep_slave_sg(
 				return NULL;
 			}
 		}
+	}
+
+	/* Configure PaRAM sets for each SG */
+	for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sg_len, i) {
 
 		acnt = dev_width;
 
@@ -330,6 +336,12 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *edma_prep_slave_sg(
 		/* Configure A or AB synchronized transfers */
 		if (edesc->absync)
 			edesc->pset[i].opt |= SYNCDIM;
+
+		/* If this is the last in a current SG set of transactions,
+		   enable interrupts so that next set is processed */
+		if (!((i+1) % MAX_NR_SG))
+			edesc->pset[i].opt |= TCINTEN;
+
 		/* If this is the last set, enable completion interrupt flag */
 		if (i == sg_len - 1)
 			edesc->pset[i].opt |= TCINTEN;