diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_vdma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_vdma.c
index 10937945a527..3d3f70dd9dea 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_vdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_vdma.c
@@ -942,6 +942,9 @@ xilinx_vdma_dma_prep_interleaved(struct dma_chan *dchan,
 	if (!xt->numf || !xt->sgl[0].size)
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (xt->frame_size != 1)
+		return NULL;
+
 	/* Allocate a transaction descriptor. */
 	desc = xilinx_vdma_alloc_tx_descriptor(chan);
 	if (!desc)