diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/Kconfig b/arch/arm/src/sama5/Kconfig
index 7c0ced909be..3643a64a0c3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/Kconfig
@@ -483,14 +483,14 @@ config SAMA5_SSC0
 	bool "Synchronous Serial Controller 0 (SSC0)"
 	default n
 	select I2S
-	depends on SAMA5_DMAC0
+	depends on SAMA5_DMAC0 || SAMA5_XDMAC0 || SAMA5_XDMAC1
 	select AUDIO
 
 config SAMA5_SSC1
 	bool "Synchronous Serial Controller 1 (SSC1)"
 	default n
 	select I2S
-	depends on SAMA5_DMAC1
+	depends on SAMA5_DMAC1 || SAMA5_XDMAC0 || SAMA5_XDMAC1
 	select AUDIO
 
 config SAMA5_CAN0
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_ssc.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_ssc.c
index 4750ecf18be..65cca17fd34 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_ssc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_ssc.c
@@ -87,12 +87,28 @@
 #  define SAMA5_SSC_MAXINFLIGHT 16
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_SSC0) && !defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_DMAC0)
-#  error CONFIG_SAMA5_DMAC0 required by SSC0
+#if defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_SSC0)
+#  if defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_HAVE_XDMA)
+#    if !defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_XDMAC0) && !defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_XDMAC1)
+#      error CONFIG_SAMA5_XDMAC1 (or XDMAC0) required by SSC0
+#    endif
+#  else
+#    if !defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_DMAC0)
+#      error CONFIG_SAMA5_DMAC0 required by SSC0
+#    endif
+#  endif
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_SSC1) && !defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_DMAC1)
-#  error CONFIG_SAMA5_DMAC1 required by SSC1
+#if defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_SSC1)
+#  if defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_HAVE_XDMA)
+#    if !defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_XDMAC0) && !defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_XDMAC1)
+#      error CONFIG_SAMA5_XDMAC1 (or XDMAC0) required by SSC1
+#    endif
+#  else
+#    if !defined(CONFIG_SAMA5_DMAC1)
+#      error CONFIG_SAMA5_DMAC0 required by SSC1
+#    endif
+#  endif
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SAMA5_SSC0_DATALEN