diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
index 8f50a0fb79e7b5e646f4596a7bc8b9ac10a21871..65bd52a84bc30b480dee796dbd5d32f663b2b171 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
@@ -472,13 +472,6 @@ static void atc_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct at_dma_chan *atchan = (struct at_dma_chan *)data;
 
-	/* Channel cannot be enabled here */
-	if (atc_chan_is_enabled(atchan)) {
-		dev_err(chan2dev(&atchan->chan_common),
-			"BUG: channel enabled in tasklet\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock(&atchan->lock);
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(ATC_IS_ERROR, &atchan->status))
 		atc_handle_error(atchan);