diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c
index c6e4531fe5240b6e453302946a12ceafbed20703..01ed1cfd3eb6d159af7b560c8a7419e4305ba67c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static void __cleanup(struct ioat2_dma_chan *ioat, unsigned long phys_complete)
 			seen_current = true;
 	}
 	ioat->tail += i;
-	BUG_ON(!seen_current); /* no active descs have written a completion? */
+	BUG_ON(active && !seen_current); /* no active descs have written a completion? */
 
 	chan->last_completion = phys_complete;
 	if (ioat->head == ioat->tail) {
diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v3.c b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v3.c
index bff48e8cffc43343b4a0665840b269bfc0cec768..39520f2f7da9aad5ceca9a6fb12dde5472f9a794 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v3.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v3.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void __cleanup(struct ioat2_dma_chan *ioat, unsigned long phys_complete)
 		}
 	}
 	ioat->tail += i;
-	BUG_ON(!seen_current); /* no active descs have written a completion? */
+	BUG_ON(active && !seen_current); /* no active descs have written a completion? */
 	chan->last_completion = phys_complete;
 	if (ioat->head == ioat->tail) {
 		dev_dbg(to_dev(chan), "%s: cancel completion timeout\n",