diff --git a/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c b/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
index 9dc73ac92359d65b99ba22837c63548d8b8791d0..9906a9c7220bd164118d87e102bf38f1572993f1 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
@@ -772,8 +772,9 @@ static void rcar_dmac_sync_tcr(struct rcar_dmac_chan *chan)
 	/* make sure all remaining data was flushed */
 	rcar_dmac_chcr_de_barrier(chan);
 
-	/* back DE */
-	rcar_dmac_chan_write(chan, RCAR_DMACHCR, chcr);
+	/* back DE if remain data exists */
+	if (rcar_dmac_chan_read(chan, RCAR_DMATCR))
+		rcar_dmac_chan_write(chan, RCAR_DMACHCR, chcr);
 }
 
 static void rcar_dmac_chan_halt(struct rcar_dmac_chan *chan)