diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index 5f3c1378b90e..99d9f431ae2c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ struct sdma_driver_data {
 	int chnenbl0;
 	int num_events;
 	struct sdma_script_start_addrs	*script_addrs;
+	bool check_ratio;
 };
 
 struct sdma_engine {
@@ -557,6 +558,13 @@ static struct sdma_driver_data sdma_imx7d = {
 	.script_addrs = &sdma_script_imx7d,
 };
 
+static struct sdma_driver_data sdma_imx8mq = {
+	.chnenbl0 = SDMA_CHNENBL0_IMX35,
+	.num_events = 48,
+	.script_addrs = &sdma_script_imx7d,
+	.check_ratio = 1,
+};
+
 static const struct platform_device_id sdma_devtypes[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "imx25-sdma",
@@ -579,6 +587,9 @@ static const struct platform_device_id sdma_devtypes[] = {
 	}, {
 		.name = "imx7d-sdma",
 		.driver_data = (unsigned long)&sdma_imx7d,
+	}, {
+		.name = "imx8mq-sdma",
+		.driver_data = (unsigned long)&sdma_imx8mq,
 	}, {
 		/* sentinel */
 	}
@@ -593,6 +604,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id sdma_dt_ids[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx31-sdma", .data = &sdma_imx31, },
 	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx25-sdma", .data = &sdma_imx25, },
 	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx7d-sdma", .data = &sdma_imx7d, },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx8mq-sdma", .data = &sdma_imx8mq, },
 	{ /* sentinel */ }
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, sdma_dt_ids);
@@ -1852,7 +1864,8 @@ static int sdma_init(struct sdma_engine *sdma)
 	if (ret)
 		goto disable_clk_ipg;
 
-	if (clk_get_rate(sdma->clk_ahb) == clk_get_rate(sdma->clk_ipg))
+	if (sdma->drvdata->check_ratio &&
+	    (clk_get_rate(sdma->clk_ahb) == clk_get_rate(sdma->clk_ipg)))
 		sdma->clk_ratio = 1;
 
 	/* Be sure SDMA has not started yet */