diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index e73a5c62a858..d301f0280ff6 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ static void nvme_set_queue_limits(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
 		blk_queue_max_segments(q, min_t(u32, max_segments, USHRT_MAX));
 	}
 	blk_queue_virt_boundary(q, NVME_CTRL_PAGE_SIZE - 1);
-	blk_queue_dma_alignment(q, 7);
+	blk_queue_dma_alignment(q, 3);
 	blk_queue_write_cache(q, vwc, vwc);
 }