diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
index 02ed94526aa353b982d1063e184ae0d0d7881a75..68eaae324b6a874723c5ecddef35c8f64d0b1a1b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
@@ -1114,6 +1114,14 @@ int omap_dma_running(void)
 {
 	int lch;
 
+	/*
+	 * On OMAP1510, internal LCD controller will start the transfer
+	 * when it gets enabled, so assume DMA running if LCD enabled.
+	 */
+	if (cpu_is_omap1510())
+		if (omap_readw(0xfffec000 + 0x00) & (1 << 0))
+			return 1;
+
 	/* Check if LCD DMA is running */
 	if (cpu_is_omap16xx())
 		if (omap_readw(OMAP1610_DMA_LCD_CCR) & OMAP_DMA_CCR_EN)