diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-img-spfi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-img-spfi.c
index e6eb979f1b8a09f038ec012f288dba4219bfe604..e4b31d6e6e33e1f7cfdd16d0d607f0c03473f7a0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-img-spfi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-img-spfi.c
@@ -676,6 +676,8 @@ static int img_spfi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			dma_release_channel(spfi->tx_ch);
 		if (spfi->rx_ch)
 			dma_release_channel(spfi->rx_ch);
+		spfi->tx_ch = NULL;
+		spfi->rx_ch = NULL;
 		dev_warn(spfi->dev, "Failed to get DMA channels, falling back to PIO mode\n");
 	} else {
 		master->dma_tx = spfi->tx_ch;