diff --git a/drivers/dma/apple-admac.c b/drivers/dma/apple-admac.c
index b9132b495d181464a50b49130e8aee7d9dcc775c..4cf8da77bdd91329012579de26bb7aa01f7979f4 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/apple-admac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/apple-admac.c
@@ -512,7 +512,10 @@ static int admac_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	admac_stop_chan(adchan);
 	admac_reset_rings(adchan);
 
-	adchan->current_tx = NULL;
+	if (adchan->current_tx) {
+		list_add_tail(&adchan->current_tx->node, &adchan->to_free);
+		adchan->current_tx = NULL;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Descriptors can only be freed after the tasklet
 	 * has been killed (in admac_synchronize).