diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.c
index bb27c82757f1..bf7888ad9ad4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.c
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ static int mipi_dbi_spi1_transfer(struct mipi_dbi *dbi, int dc,
 			}
 		}
 
-		tr.len = chunk;
+		tr.len = chunk * 2;
 		len -= chunk;
 
 		ret = spi_sync(spi, &m);