diff --git a/drivers/bch/Kconfig b/drivers/bch/Kconfig
index a8152e63b5a..39e2ab1c267 100644
--- a/drivers/bch/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/bch/Kconfig
@@ -34,4 +34,13 @@ config BCH_DEVICE_READONLY
 	---help---
 		Set bch devices read-only
 
+config BCH_FORCE_INDIRECT
+	bool "Force indirect transfers in BCH"
+	default n
+	---help---
+		Force all data transfers in BCH to be indirect,
+		using an intermediate buffer.
+		This is needed because in some use cases (e.g. when CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL)
+		it is not possible to write directly from user buffer.
+
 endif # BCH
diff --git a/drivers/bch/bchlib_write.c b/drivers/bch/bchlib_write.c
index 8d5977080f3..f35a35f7dcc 100644
--- a/drivers/bch/bchlib_write.c
+++ b/drivers/bch/bchlib_write.c
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ ssize_t bchlib_write(FAR void *handle, FAR const char *buffer, off_t offset,
         size_t len)
 {
   FAR struct bchlib_s *bch = (FAR struct bchlib_s *)handle;
+#ifndef CONFIG_BCH_FORCE_INDIRECT
   size_t   nsectors;
+#endif
   size_t   sector;
   uint16_t sectoffset;
   size_t   nbytes;
@@ -121,8 +123,48 @@ ssize_t bchlib_write(FAR void *handle, FAR const char *buffer, off_t offset,
       len          -= nbytes;
     }
 
-  /* Then write all of the full sectors following the partial sector
-   * directly from the user buffer.
+  /* Then write all of the full sectors following the partial sector.. */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BCH_FORCE_INDIRECT
+
+  /* indirectly by using sector buffer.
+   */
+
+  while (len > 0)
+    {
+      /* Read the sector into the sector buffer */
+
+      ret = bchlib_readsector(bch, sector);
+      if (ret < 0)
+        {
+          return ret;
+        }
+
+      /* Copy the data from the user buffer to the sector buffer */
+
+      nbytes = len > bch->sectsize ? bch->sectsize : len;
+      memcpy(bch->buffer, buffer, nbytes);
+      bch->dirty = true;
+
+      /* Write the sector back to the block device */
+
+      ret = bchlib_flushsector(bch, false);
+      if (ret < 0)
+        {
+          ferr("ERROR: Flush failed: %d\n", ret);
+          return ret;
+        }
+
+      /* Adjust pointers and counts */
+
+      buffer       += nbytes;
+      len          -= nbytes;
+      byteswritten += nbytes;
+      sector++;
+    }
+#else
+
+  /* directly from the user buffer.
    */
 
   if (len >= bch->sectsize)
@@ -189,6 +231,7 @@ ssize_t bchlib_write(FAR void *handle, FAR const char *buffer, off_t offset,
 
       byteswritten += len;
     }
+#endif /* CONFIG_BCH_FORCE_INDIRECT */
 
   return byteswritten;
 }