diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index 288677908208..180b67a55a73 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@
 #define SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_SPDIF	BIT(10)
 #define SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_SP		BIT(11)
 #define SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_DP		BIT(12)
+#define SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_SD		BIT(13)
+#define SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_DD		BIT(14)
 #define SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_HWML	(0xFF << 16)
 #define SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_LWE	BIT(28)
 #define SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_HWE	BIT(29)
@@ -333,6 +335,8 @@ struct sdma_channel {
 	unsigned int			chn_real_count;
 	struct tasklet_struct		tasklet;
 	struct imx_dma_data		data;
+	bool				src_dualfifo;
+	bool				dst_dualfifo;
 };
 
 #define IMX_DMA_SG_LOOP		BIT(0)
@@ -1038,6 +1042,11 @@ static void sdma_set_watermarklevel_for_p2p(struct sdma_channel *sdmac)
 		sdmac->watermark_level |= SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_DP;
 
 	sdmac->watermark_level |= SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_CONT;
+
+	if (sdmac->src_dualfifo)
+		sdmac->watermark_level |= SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_SD;
+	if (sdmac->dst_dualfifo)
+		sdmac->watermark_level |= SDMA_WATERMARK_LEVEL_DD;
 }
 
 static int sdma_config_channel(struct dma_chan *chan)
@@ -1183,6 +1192,8 @@ static int sdma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	sdmac->peripheral_type = data->peripheral_type;
 	sdmac->event_id0 = data->dma_request;
 	sdmac->event_id1 = data->dma_request2;
+	sdmac->src_dualfifo = data->src_dualfifo;
+	sdmac->dst_dualfifo = data->dst_dualfifo;
 
 	ret = clk_enable(sdmac->sdma->clk_ipg);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1879,17 +1890,11 @@ static struct dma_chan *sdma_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 	if (dma_spec->args_count != 3)
 		return NULL;
 
+	memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
+
 	data.dma_request = dma_spec->args[0];
 	data.peripheral_type = dma_spec->args[1];
 	data.priority = dma_spec->args[2];
-	/*
-	 * init dma_request2 to zero, which is not used by the dts.
-	 * For P2P, dma_request2 is init from dma_request_channel(),
-	 * chan->private will point to the imx_dma_data, and in
-	 * device_alloc_chan_resources(), imx_dma_data.dma_request2 will
-	 * be set to sdmac->event_id1.
-	 */
-	data.dma_request2 = 0;
 
 	return dma_request_channel(mask, sdma_filter_fn, &data);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/dma-imx.h b/include/linux/platform_data/dma-imx.h
index 092133a3036d..bee13cf86387 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/dma-imx.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/dma-imx.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ struct imx_dma_data {
 	int dma_request2; /* secondary DMA request line */
 	enum sdma_peripheral_type peripheral_type;
 	int priority;
+	bool src_dualfifo;
+	bool dst_dualfifo;
 };
 
 static inline int imx_dma_is_ipu(struct dma_chan *chan)