diff --git a/components/esp_driver_parlio/src/parlio_tx.c b/components/esp_driver_parlio/src/parlio_tx.c
index 368de35ee0..756403c806 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_parlio/src/parlio_tx.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_parlio/src/parlio_tx.c
@@ -600,6 +600,9 @@ esp_err_t parlio_tx_unit_transmit(parlio_tx_unit_handle_t tx_unit, const void *p
     ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE(payload_bits <= tx_unit->max_transfer_bits, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, TAG, "payload bit length too large");
 #if !SOC_PARLIO_TRANS_BIT_ALIGN
     ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE((payload_bits % 8) == 0, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, TAG, "payload bit length must be multiple of 8");
+    if (payload_bits % 32 != 0) {
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "payload bit length %d is not multiple of 32, it may cause unexpected behavior", payload_bits);
+    }
 #endif // !SOC_PARLIO_TRANS_BIT_ALIGN
 
     size_t cache_line_size = 0;