diff --git a/lib/dma-debug.c b/lib/dma-debug.c
index b9087bff008be9ef4b4eb2ebb7acea898b69be8d..d84beb994f36f1c0b6d7e82fa02fc558a13f88c9 100644
--- a/lib/dma-debug.c
+++ b/lib/dma-debug.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static struct dma_debug_entry *__hash_bucket_find(struct hash_bucket *bucket,
 						  match_fn match)
 {
 	struct dma_debug_entry *entry, *ret = NULL;
-	int matches = 0, match_lvl, last_lvl = 0;
+	int matches = 0, match_lvl, last_lvl = -1;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &bucket->list, list) {
 		if (!match(ref, entry))
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static struct dma_debug_entry *__hash_bucket_find(struct hash_bucket *bucket,
 		} else if (match_lvl > last_lvl) {
 			/*
 			 * We found an entry that fits better then the
-			 * previous one
+			 * previous one or it is the 1st match.
 			 */
 			last_lvl = match_lvl;
 			ret      = entry;