diff --git a/drivers/dma/bcm6348-iudma.c b/drivers/dma/bcm6348-iudma.c
index 98577601b58c27efa5a5dd8dd737dbb73f77e174..c04aa55cb42d0e6ef4db040dcaf6e193067fee66 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/bcm6348-iudma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/bcm6348-iudma.c
@@ -313,10 +313,10 @@ static int bcm6348_iudma_request(struct dma *dma)
 	ch_priv->desc_id = 0;
 	if (bcm6348_iudma_chan_is_rx(dma->id)) {
 		ch_priv->desc_cnt = 0;
-		ch_priv->busy_desc = calloc(ch_priv->desc_cnt, sizeof(bool));
+		ch_priv->busy_desc = NULL;
 	} else {
 		ch_priv->desc_cnt = ch_priv->dma_ring_size;
-		ch_priv->busy_desc = NULL;
+		ch_priv->busy_desc = calloc(ch_priv->desc_cnt, sizeof(bool));
 	}
 
 	return 0;