diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index 1e0e516b481f..5eb96b53e6da 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static int sdma_config_channel(struct sdma_channel *sdmac)
 	sdmac->per_addr = 0;
 
 	if (sdmac->event_id0) {
-		if (sdmac->event_id0 > 32)
+		if (sdmac->event_id0 >= sdmac->sdma->num_events)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		sdma_event_enable(sdmac, sdmac->event_id0);
 	}