diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
index 6c09e186e960..7ab6e26664a7 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
@@ -689,6 +689,11 @@ atc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 
 			mem = sg_dma_address(sg);
 			len = sg_dma_len(sg);
+			if (unlikely(!len)) {
+				dev_dbg(chan2dev(chan),
+					"prep_slave_sg: sg(%d) data length is zero\n", i);
+				goto err;
+			}
 			mem_width = 2;
 			if (unlikely(mem & 3 || len & 3))
 				mem_width = 0;
@@ -724,6 +729,11 @@ atc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 
 			mem = sg_dma_address(sg);
 			len = sg_dma_len(sg);
+			if (unlikely(!len)) {
+				dev_dbg(chan2dev(chan),
+					"prep_slave_sg: sg(%d) data length is zero\n", i);
+				goto err;
+			}
 			mem_width = 2;
 			if (unlikely(mem & 3 || len & 3))
 				mem_width = 0;
@@ -757,6 +767,7 @@ atc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 
 err_desc_get:
 	dev_err(chan2dev(chan), "not enough descriptors available\n");
+err:
 	atc_desc_put(atchan, first);
 	return NULL;
 }