diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/sysfs.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/sysfs.c
index 6c41d429bd89..dfd549685c46 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/sysfs.c
@@ -905,6 +905,9 @@ static ssize_t wq_max_transfer_size_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attr
 	u64 xfer_size;
 	int rc;
 
+	if (!test_bit(IDXD_FLAG_CONFIGURABLE, &idxd->flags))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	if (wq->state != IDXD_WQ_DISABLED)
 		return -EPERM;