3 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index a58993011edb..280a9d263eb3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ struct dma_chan *__dma_request_channel(dma_cap_mask_t *mask, dma_filter_fn fn, v
 				       dma_chan_name(chan), err);
 			else
 				break;
+			chan->private = NULL;
 			chan = NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -536,6 +537,7 @@ void dma_release_channel(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	WARN_ONCE(chan->client_count != 1,
 		  "chan reference count %d != 1\n", chan->client_count);
 	dma_chan_put(chan);
+	chan->private = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&dma_list_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_release_channel);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
index 6b702cc46b3d..a97c07eef7ec 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ dwc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 		unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct dw_dma_chan	*dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
-	struct dw_dma_slave	*dws = dwc->dws;
+	struct dw_dma_slave	*dws = chan->private;
 	struct dw_desc		*prev;
 	struct dw_desc		*first;
 	u32			ctllo;
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ static int dwc_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	cfghi = DWC_CFGH_FIFO_MODE;
 	cfglo = 0;
 
-	dws = dwc->dws;
+	dws = chan->private;
 	if (dws) {
 		/*
 		 * We need controller-specific data to set up slave
@@ -866,7 +866,6 @@ static void dwc_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
 	list_splice_init(&dwc->free_list, &list);
 	dwc->descs_allocated = 0;
-	dwc->dws = NULL;
 
 	/* Disable interrupts */
 	channel_clear_bit(dw, MASK.XFER, dwc->mask);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac_regs.h b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac_regs.h
index 00fdd187bb0c..b252b202c5cf 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac_regs.h
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ struct dw_dma_chan {
 	struct list_head	queue;
 	struct list_head	free_list;
 
-	struct dw_dma_slave	*dws;
-
 	unsigned int		descs_allocated;
 };