diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
index 6932645ca1f88ca0746a8d9ed831c973861ee97f..5f2ee5ff8fa4f3d5cb6be0a438b28de0d51a5dfa 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
@@ -1098,12 +1098,12 @@ dwc_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan,
 	enum dma_status		ret;
 
 	ret = dma_cookie_status(chan, cookie, txstate);
-	if (ret != DMA_SUCCESS) {
-		dwc_scan_descriptors(to_dw_dma(chan->device), dwc);
+	if (ret == DMA_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
 
-		ret = dma_cookie_status(chan, cookie, txstate);
-	}
+	dwc_scan_descriptors(to_dw_dma(chan->device), dwc);
 
+	ret = dma_cookie_status(chan, cookie, txstate);
 	if (ret != DMA_SUCCESS)
 		dma_set_residue(txstate, dwc_get_residue(dwc));