diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
index dbb8bbb83a32c0240faac30522f931d0109d8c01..ecd743f7cc617b9921b7d08e553da0264d8c401c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static dma_cookie_t ioat1_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
 	}
 
 	hw->ctl = IOAT_DMA_DESCRIPTOR_CTL_CP_STS;
-	if (new->async_tx.callback) {
+	if (first->async_tx.callback) {
 		hw->ctl |= IOAT_DMA_DESCRIPTOR_CTL_INT_GN;
 		if (first != new) {
 			/* move callback into to last desc */
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static dma_cookie_t ioat2_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
 	}
 
 	hw->ctl |= IOAT_DMA_DESCRIPTOR_CTL_CP_STS;
-	if (new->async_tx.callback) {
+	if (first->async_tx.callback) {
 		hw->ctl |= IOAT_DMA_DESCRIPTOR_CTL_INT_GN;
 		if (first != new) {
 			/* move callback into to last desc */