diff --git a/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c b/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
index ba4d73c525e6d84ee27a177f67e9b98a250c5d53..c0836a7a8631c505581708868160dcab18337055 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
@@ -1306,6 +1306,8 @@ static int __devinit tegra_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, tdma->dma_dev.cap_mask);
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_PRIVATE, tdma->dma_dev.cap_mask);
+	dma_cap_set(DMA_CYCLIC, tdma->dma_dev.cap_mask);
+
 	tdma->dma_dev.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	tdma->dma_dev.device_alloc_chan_resources =
 					tegra_dma_alloc_chan_resources;