diff --git a/drivers/dma/edma.c b/drivers/dma/edma.c
index 6b3e9d9910102a2d65cd831bd5e6ec4374957bb7..bdb9339a91c712391fb3749ee3d1af3f20520760 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/edma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/edma.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static void edma_read_slot(struct edma_cc *ecc, unsigned slot,
  */
 static int edma_alloc_slot(struct edma_cc *ecc, int slot)
 {
-	if (slot > 0) {
+	if (slot >= 0) {
 		slot = EDMA_CHAN_SLOT(slot);
 		/* Requesting entry paRAM slot for a HW triggered channel. */
 		if (ecc->chmap_exist && slot < ecc->num_channels)