diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
index 651c35dd9124..71d324ec9a70 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 #define S3C64XX_SPI_ST_TX_FIFORDY		(1<<0)
 
 #define S3C64XX_SPI_PACKET_CNT_EN		(1<<16)
+#define S3C64XX_SPI_PACKET_CNT_MASK		GENMASK(15, 0)
 
 #define S3C64XX_SPI_PND_TX_UNDERRUN_CLR		(1<<4)
 #define S3C64XX_SPI_PND_TX_OVERRUN_CLR		(1<<3)
@@ -711,6 +712,13 @@ static int s3c64xx_spi_prepare_message(struct spi_master *master,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static size_t s3c64xx_spi_max_transfer_size(struct spi_device *spi)
+{
+	struct spi_controller *ctlr = spi->controller;
+
+	return ctlr->can_dma ? S3C64XX_SPI_PACKET_CNT_MASK : SIZE_MAX;
+}
+
 static int s3c64xx_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 				    struct spi_device *spi,
 				    struct spi_transfer *xfer)
@@ -1152,6 +1160,7 @@ static int s3c64xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	master->unprepare_transfer_hardware = s3c64xx_spi_unprepare_transfer;
 	master->prepare_message = s3c64xx_spi_prepare_message;
 	master->transfer_one = s3c64xx_spi_transfer_one;
+	master->max_transfer_size = s3c64xx_spi_max_transfer_size;
 	master->num_chipselect = sci->num_cs;
 	master->use_gpio_descriptors = true;
 	master->dma_alignment = 8;