diff --git a/components/driver/spi_master.c b/components/driver/spi_master.c
index dc073dc28..465f06899 100644
--- a/components/driver/spi_master.c
+++ b/components/driver/spi_master.c
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ esp_err_t spi_device_queue_trans(spi_device_handle_t handle, spi_transaction_t *
         trans_buf.buffer_to_rcv = trans_desc->rx_buffer;
     }
     if ( trans_buf.buffer_to_rcv && handle->host->dma_chan && (!esp_ptr_dma_capable( trans_buf.buffer_to_rcv ) || ((int)trans_buf.buffer_to_rcv%4!=0)) ) {
-        //if rxbuf in the desc not DMA-capable, malloc a new one
-        trans_buf.buffer_to_rcv = heap_caps_malloc((trans_desc->rxlength+7)/8, MALLOC_CAP_DMA);
+        //if rxbuf in the desc not DMA-capable, malloc a new one. The rx buffer need to be length of multiples of 32 bits to avoid heap corruption.
+        trans_buf.buffer_to_rcv = heap_caps_malloc((trans_desc->rxlength+31)/8, MALLOC_CAP_DMA);
         if ( trans_buf.buffer_to_rcv==NULL ) return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
     }