diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index 2e0357178d19112bf4002a0bfd41f7b737b07752..d9e5933d91eb01bd753f95012310216833a2ef2b 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -1102,6 +1102,7 @@ static int sdma_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd,
 			sdmac->watermark_level = dmaengine_cfg->dst_maxburst;
 			sdmac->word_size = dmaengine_cfg->dst_addr_width;
 		}
+		sdmac->direction = dmaengine_cfg->direction;
 		return sdma_config_channel(sdmac);
 	default:
 		return -ENOSYS;