diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/devices-db8500.c b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/devices-db8500.c
index a001e4c052c2d3e346998137699908c629f854db..e2b7c31ef37228812f95b2adc0476992069637fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/devices-db8500.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/devices-db8500.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ static struct stedma40_platform_data dma40_plat_data = {
 	.memcpy_conf_phy = &dma40_memcpy_conf_phy,
 	.memcpy_conf_log = &dma40_memcpy_conf_log,
 	.llis_per_log = 8,
+	.disabled_channels = {-1},
 };
 
 struct platform_device u8500_dma40_device = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-nomadik/include/plat/ste_dma40.h b/arch/arm/plat-nomadik/include/plat/ste_dma40.h
index 4d12ea4ca3611a28e0fa28b9a7d456ce11ebb00e..5fbde4b8dc1236f9599611909264b104eddaf548 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-nomadik/include/plat/ste_dma40.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-nomadik/include/plat/ste_dma40.h
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ struct stedma40_chan_cfg {
  * @memcpy_conf_phy: default configuration of physical channel memcpy
  * @memcpy_conf_log: default configuration of logical channel memcpy
  * @llis_per_log: number of max linked list items per logical channel
- *
+ * @disabled_channels: A vector, ending with -1, that marks physical channels
+ * that are for different reasons not available for the driver.
  */
 struct stedma40_platform_data {
 	u32				 dev_len;
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ struct stedma40_platform_data {
 	struct stedma40_chan_cfg	*memcpy_conf_phy;
 	struct stedma40_chan_cfg	*memcpy_conf_log;
 	unsigned int			 llis_per_log;
+	int				 disabled_channels[8];
 };
 
 /**