diff --git a/drivers/dma/mmp_tdma.c b/drivers/dma/mmp_tdma.c
index 51e08c16756ae3bc17ac3f9fa46d697662552386..d683232d7fea072f80d31a92ae553afe2c6ab236 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mmp_tdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mmp_tdma.c
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ static void mmp_tdma_free_descriptor(struct mmp_tdma_chan *tdmac)
 		gen_pool_free(gpool, (unsigned long)tdmac->desc_arr,
 				size);
 	tdmac->desc_arr = NULL;
+	if (tdmac->status == DMA_ERROR)
+		tdmac->status = DMA_COMPLETE;
 
 	return;
 }