diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index 40e9d8e45f25..e41fb7405426 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ struct idmac_desc {
 
 	__le32		des3;	/* buffer 2 physical address */
 };
+
+/* Each descriptor can transfer up to 4KB of data in chained mode */
+#define DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH	0x1000
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMC_DW_IDMAC */
 
 static bool dw_mci_reset(struct dw_mci *host);
@@ -462,66 +465,96 @@ static void dw_mci_idmac_complete_dma(struct dw_mci *host)
 static void dw_mci_translate_sglist(struct dw_mci *host, struct mmc_data *data,
 				    unsigned int sg_len)
 {
+	unsigned int desc_len;
 	int i;
 	if (host->dma_64bit_address == 1) {
-		struct idmac_desc_64addr *desc = host->sg_cpu;
+		struct idmac_desc_64addr *desc_first, *desc_last, *desc;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < sg_len; i++, desc++) {
+		desc_first = desc_last = desc = host->sg_cpu;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < sg_len; i++) {
 			unsigned int length = sg_dma_len(&data->sg[i]);
 			u64 mem_addr = sg_dma_address(&data->sg[i]);
 
-			/*
-			 * Set the OWN bit and disable interrupts for this
-			 * descriptor
-			 */
-			desc->des0 = IDMAC_DES0_OWN | IDMAC_DES0_DIC |
-						IDMAC_DES0_CH;
-			/* Buffer length */
-			IDMAC_64ADDR_SET_BUFFER1_SIZE(desc, length);
+			for ( ; length ; desc++) {
+				desc_len = (length <= DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH) ?
+					   length : DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH;
 
-			/* Physical address to DMA to/from */
-			desc->des4 = mem_addr & 0xffffffff;
-			desc->des5 = mem_addr >> 32;
+				length -= desc_len;
+
+				/*
+				 * Set the OWN bit and disable interrupts
+				 * for this descriptor
+				 */
+				desc->des0 = IDMAC_DES0_OWN | IDMAC_DES0_DIC |
+							IDMAC_DES0_CH;
+
+				/* Buffer length */
+				IDMAC_64ADDR_SET_BUFFER1_SIZE(desc, desc_len);
+
+				/* Physical address to DMA to/from */
+				desc->des4 = mem_addr & 0xffffffff;
+				desc->des5 = mem_addr >> 32;
+
+				/* Update physical address for the next desc */
+				mem_addr += desc_len;
+
+				/* Save pointer to the last descriptor */
+				desc_last = desc;
+			}
 		}
 
 		/* Set first descriptor */
-		desc = host->sg_cpu;
-		desc->des0 |= IDMAC_DES0_FD;
+		desc_first->des0 |= IDMAC_DES0_FD;
 
 		/* Set last descriptor */
-		desc = host->sg_cpu + (i - 1) *
-				sizeof(struct idmac_desc_64addr);
-		desc->des0 &= ~(IDMAC_DES0_CH | IDMAC_DES0_DIC);
-		desc->des0 |= IDMAC_DES0_LD;
+		desc_last->des0 &= ~(IDMAC_DES0_CH | IDMAC_DES0_DIC);
+		desc_last->des0 |= IDMAC_DES0_LD;
 
 	} else {
-		struct idmac_desc *desc = host->sg_cpu;
+		struct idmac_desc *desc_first, *desc_last, *desc;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < sg_len; i++, desc++) {
+		desc_first = desc_last = desc = host->sg_cpu;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < sg_len; i++) {
 			unsigned int length = sg_dma_len(&data->sg[i]);
 			u32 mem_addr = sg_dma_address(&data->sg[i]);
 
-			/*
-			 * Set the OWN bit and disable interrupts for this
-			 * descriptor
-			 */
-			desc->des0 = cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_OWN |
-					IDMAC_DES0_DIC | IDMAC_DES0_CH);
-			/* Buffer length */
-			IDMAC_SET_BUFFER1_SIZE(desc, length);
+			for ( ; length ; desc++) {
+				desc_len = (length <= DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH) ?
+					   length : DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH;
 
-			/* Physical address to DMA to/from */
-			desc->des2 = cpu_to_le32(mem_addr);
+				length -= desc_len;
+
+				/*
+				 * Set the OWN bit and disable interrupts
+				 * for this descriptor
+				 */
+				desc->des0 = cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_OWN |
+							 IDMAC_DES0_DIC |
+							 IDMAC_DES0_CH);
+
+				/* Buffer length */
+				IDMAC_SET_BUFFER1_SIZE(desc, desc_len);
+
+				/* Physical address to DMA to/from */
+				desc->des2 = cpu_to_le32(mem_addr);
+
+				/* Update physical address for the next desc */
+				mem_addr += desc_len;
+
+				/* Save pointer to the last descriptor */
+				desc_last = desc;
+			}
 		}
 
 		/* Set first descriptor */
-		desc = host->sg_cpu;
-		desc->des0 |= cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_FD);
+		desc_first->des0 |= cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_FD);
 
 		/* Set last descriptor */
-		desc = host->sg_cpu + (i - 1) * sizeof(struct idmac_desc);
-		desc->des0 &= cpu_to_le32(~(IDMAC_DES0_CH | IDMAC_DES0_DIC));
-		desc->des0 |= cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_LD);
+		desc_last->des0 &= cpu_to_le32(~(IDMAC_DES0_CH |
+					       IDMAC_DES0_DIC));
+		desc_last->des0 |= cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_LD);
 	}
 
 	wmb();
@@ -2394,7 +2427,7 @@ static int dw_mci_init_slot(struct dw_mci *host, unsigned int id)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMC_DW_IDMAC
 		mmc->max_segs = host->ring_size;
 		mmc->max_blk_size = 65536;
-		mmc->max_seg_size = 0x1000;
+		mmc->max_seg_size = DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH;
 		mmc->max_req_size = mmc->max_seg_size * host->ring_size;
 		mmc->max_blk_count = mmc->max_req_size / 512;
 #else