diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index 2890d744bb1bb902cc095fb87841c492cef7542c..3ddfd1f6c23c0f0f891ed11d6f68cbcaaa3c6e03 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -487,7 +487,11 @@ int dma_get_slave_caps(struct dma_chan *chan, struct dma_slave_caps *caps)
 	caps->directions = device->directions;
 	caps->residue_granularity = device->residue_granularity;
 
-	caps->cmd_pause = !!device->device_pause;
+	/*
+	 * Some devices implement only pause (e.g. to get residuum) but no
+	 * resume. However cmd_pause is advertised as pause AND resume.
+	 */
+	caps->cmd_pause = !!(device->device_pause && device->device_resume);
 	caps->cmd_terminate = !!device->device_terminate_all;
 
 	return 0;