diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
index 8aec137b4fcaaa8a3d55afd1fc863f168b083d1a..d56b6b0e22a847e211e8203126bd4a67b997d73c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
@@ -1427,6 +1427,7 @@ static int xilinx_dma_reset(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
 
 	chan->err = false;
 	chan->idle = true;
+	chan->desc_pendingcount = 0;
 	chan->desc_submitcount = 0;
 
 	return err;