diff --git a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
index 045e3dd4750e..9878c48826e3 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,9 @@ static int ntb_transport_init_queue(struct ntb_transport_ctx *nt,
 	mw_base = nt->mw_vec[mw_num].phys_addr;
 	mw_size = nt->mw_vec[mw_num].phys_size;
 
+	if (max_mw_size && mw_size > max_mw_size)
+		mw_size = max_mw_size;
+
 	tx_size = (unsigned int)mw_size / num_qps_mw;
 	qp_offset = tx_size * (qp_num / mw_count);