diff --git a/drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/ntb_hw_switchtec.c b/drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/ntb_hw_switchtec.c
index 0a94c634ddc27e11bdd15e6d8889598ca246a9e8..b5f93f07e22a4d796a6cc8ccb1120f7ade00d53f 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/ntb_hw_switchtec.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/ntb_hw_switchtec.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int switchtec_ntb_mw_set_trans(struct ntb_dev *ntb, int pidx, int widx,
 	if (size != 0 && xlate_pos < 12)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!IS_ALIGNED(addr, BIT_ULL(xlate_pos))) {
+	if (xlate_pos >= 0 && !IS_ALIGNED(addr, BIT_ULL(xlate_pos))) {
 		/*
 		 * In certain circumstances we can get a buffer that is
 		 * not aligned to its size. (Most of the time