diff --git a/arch/arm/common/pl330.c b/arch/arm/common/pl330.c
index 97912fa48782563527a3b56cc9b60c1acee008f3..7129cfbdacd6887920cf28994625be7b35f65503 100644
--- a/arch/arm/common/pl330.c
+++ b/arch/arm/common/pl330.c
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ int pl330_chan_ctrl(void *ch_id, enum pl330_chan_op op)
 
 		/* Start the next */
 	case PL330_OP_START:
-		if (!_start(thrd))
+		if (!_thrd_active(thrd) && !_start(thrd))
 			ret = -EIO;
 		break;