diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
index 90e5b0a28cbf7bd01b078bc994c095778e75a4cc..171cad69f318aff337eda68a2892fbdcbba931b2 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
@@ -757,6 +757,27 @@ static void ioat_dma_cleanup_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	       chan->reg_base + IOAT_CHANCTRL_OFFSET);
 }
 
+static void
+ioat_dma_unmap(struct ioat_dma_chan *ioat_chan, struct ioat_desc_sw *desc)
+{
+	/*
+	 * yes we are unmapping both _page and _single
+	 * alloc'd regions with unmap_page. Is this
+	 * *really* that bad?
+	 */
+	if (!(desc->async_tx.flags & DMA_COMPL_SKIP_DEST_UNMAP))
+		pci_unmap_page(ioat_chan->device->pdev,
+				pci_unmap_addr(desc, dst),
+				pci_unmap_len(desc, len),
+				PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+
+	if (!(desc->async_tx.flags & DMA_COMPL_SKIP_SRC_UNMAP))
+		pci_unmap_page(ioat_chan->device->pdev,
+				pci_unmap_addr(desc, src),
+				pci_unmap_len(desc, len),
+				PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
+}
+
 /**
  * ioat_dma_memcpy_cleanup - cleanup up finished descriptors
  * @chan: ioat channel to be cleaned up
@@ -817,21 +838,7 @@ static void ioat_dma_memcpy_cleanup(struct ioat_dma_chan *ioat_chan)
 			 */
 			if (desc->async_tx.cookie) {
 				cookie = desc->async_tx.cookie;
-
-				/*
-				 * yes we are unmapping both _page and _single
-				 * alloc'd regions with unmap_page. Is this
-				 * *really* that bad?
-				 */
-				pci_unmap_page(ioat_chan->device->pdev,
-						pci_unmap_addr(desc, dst),
-						pci_unmap_len(desc, len),
-						PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-				pci_unmap_page(ioat_chan->device->pdev,
-						pci_unmap_addr(desc, src),
-						pci_unmap_len(desc, len),
-						PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-
+				ioat_dma_unmap(ioat_chan, desc);
 				if (desc->async_tx.callback) {
 					desc->async_tx.callback(desc->async_tx.callback_param);
 					desc->async_tx.callback = NULL;
@@ -890,16 +897,7 @@ static void ioat_dma_memcpy_cleanup(struct ioat_dma_chan *ioat_chan)
 				if (desc->async_tx.cookie) {
 					cookie = desc->async_tx.cookie;
 					desc->async_tx.cookie = 0;
-
-					pci_unmap_page(ioat_chan->device->pdev,
-						      pci_unmap_addr(desc, dst),
-						      pci_unmap_len(desc, len),
-						      PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-					pci_unmap_page(ioat_chan->device->pdev,
-						      pci_unmap_addr(desc, src),
-						      pci_unmap_len(desc, len),
-						      PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
-
+					ioat_dma_unmap(ioat_chan, desc);
 					if (desc->async_tx.callback) {
 						desc->async_tx.callback(desc->async_tx.callback_param);
 						desc->async_tx.callback = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c b/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
index b57564dd023275fc71a03044c0a2e6110bc6b72e..434013d4128899503362e171c0bd26881684aa0f 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
@@ -82,17 +82,24 @@ iop_adma_run_tx_complete_actions(struct iop_adma_desc_slot *desc,
 			struct device *dev =
 				&iop_chan->device->pdev->dev;
 			u32 len = unmap->unmap_len;
-			u32 src_cnt = unmap->unmap_src_cnt;
-			dma_addr_t addr = iop_desc_get_dest_addr(unmap,
-				iop_chan);
-
-			dma_unmap_page(dev, addr, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-			while (src_cnt--) {
-				addr = iop_desc_get_src_addr(unmap,
-							iop_chan,
-							src_cnt);
-				dma_unmap_page(dev, addr, len,
-					DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+			enum dma_ctrl_flags flags = desc->async_tx.flags;
+			u32 src_cnt;
+			dma_addr_t addr;
+
+			if (!(flags & DMA_COMPL_SKIP_DEST_UNMAP)) {
+				addr = iop_desc_get_dest_addr(unmap, iop_chan);
+				dma_unmap_page(dev, addr, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+			}
+
+			if (!(flags & DMA_COMPL_SKIP_SRC_UNMAP)) {
+				src_cnt = unmap->unmap_src_cnt;
+				while (src_cnt--) {
+					addr = iop_desc_get_src_addr(unmap,
+								     iop_chan,
+								     src_cnt);
+					dma_unmap_page(dev, addr, len,
+						       DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+				}
 			}
 			desc->group_head = NULL;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c b/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
index 8239cfdbc2e67422a0c70a78f00ee3f62102d458..a4e4494663bf9ce4d6f06b0002add3b7cc28c794 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
@@ -308,13 +308,23 @@ mv_xor_run_tx_complete_actions(struct mv_xor_desc_slot *desc,
 			struct device *dev =
 				&mv_chan->device->pdev->dev;
 			u32 len = unmap->unmap_len;
-			u32 src_cnt = unmap->unmap_src_cnt;
-			dma_addr_t addr = mv_desc_get_dest_addr(unmap);
+			enum dma_ctrl_flags flags = desc->async_tx.flags;
+			u32 src_cnt;
+			dma_addr_t addr;
 
-			dma_unmap_page(dev, addr, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-			while (src_cnt--) {
-				addr = mv_desc_get_src_addr(unmap, src_cnt);
-				dma_unmap_page(dev, addr, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+			if (!(flags & DMA_COMPL_SKIP_DEST_UNMAP)) {
+				addr = mv_desc_get_dest_addr(unmap);
+				dma_unmap_page(dev, addr, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+			}
+
+			if (!(flags & DMA_COMPL_SKIP_SRC_UNMAP)) {
+				src_cnt = unmap->unmap_src_cnt;
+				while (src_cnt--) {
+					addr = mv_desc_get_src_addr(unmap,
+								    src_cnt);
+					dma_unmap_page(dev, addr, len,
+						       DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+				}
 			}
 			desc->group_head = NULL;
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/dmaengine.h b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
index ba89b0f5056e260004a41a72a12d9b22bd94bf06..b058d6360383f368925daf965adb191a1316c12d 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmaengine.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
@@ -102,10 +102,14 @@ enum dma_transaction_type {
  * @DMA_CTRL_ACK - the descriptor cannot be reused until the client
  * 	acknowledges receipt, i.e. has has a chance to establish any
  * 	dependency chains
+ * @DMA_COMPL_SKIP_SRC_UNMAP - set to disable dma-unmapping the source buffer(s)
+ * @DMA_COMPL_SKIP_DEST_UNMAP - set to disable dma-unmapping the destination(s)
  */
 enum dma_ctrl_flags {
 	DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT = (1 << 0),
 	DMA_CTRL_ACK = (1 << 1),
+	DMA_COMPL_SKIP_SRC_UNMAP = (1 << 2),
+	DMA_COMPL_SKIP_DEST_UNMAP = (1 << 3),
 };
 
 /**