diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
index dff38accc5c1..4017d9e7acd2 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *ioat1_dma_prep_memcpy(
 		new->len = len;
 		new->dst = dma_dest;
 		new->src = dma_src;
+		new->async_tx.ack = 0;
 		return &new->async_tx;
 	} else
 		return NULL;
@@ -741,6 +742,7 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *ioat2_dma_prep_memcpy(
 		new->len = len;
 		new->dst = dma_dest;
 		new->src = dma_src;
+		new->async_tx.ack = 0;
 		return &new->async_tx;
 	} else
 		return NULL;