diff --git a/drivers/ufs/ufs.c b/drivers/ufs/ufs.c
index 57e6e8c013b..1d52ff64a4a 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/ufs.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/ufs.c
@@ -761,7 +761,8 @@ static void ufshcd_prepare_req_desc_hdr(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 		*upiu_flags = UPIU_CMD_FLAGS_NONE;
 	}
 
-	dword_0 = data_direction | (0x1 << UPIU_COMMAND_TYPE_OFFSET);
+	dword_0 = (data_direction << UPIU_DATA_DIRECTION_OFFSET)
+		| (0x1 << UPIU_COMMAND_TYPE_OFFSET);
 
 	/* Enable Interrupt for command */
 	dword_0 |= UTP_REQ_DESC_INT_CMD;
diff --git a/drivers/ufs/ufs.h b/drivers/ufs/ufs.h
index 0337ac5996b..8dfa4eaa3be 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/ufs.h
+++ b/drivers/ufs/ufs.h
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ enum {
 /* UTP Transfer Request Command Offset */
 #define UPIU_COMMAND_TYPE_OFFSET	28
 
+/* UTP Transfer Request Data Direction Offset */
+#define UPIU_DATA_DIRECTION_OFFSET	25
+
 /* Offset of the response code in the UPIU header */
 #define UPIU_RSP_CODE_OFFSET		8