diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
index dd6f26c05947..a728bb82090f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ static int tegra_slink_init_dma_param(struct tegra_slink_data *tspi,
 	int ret;
 	struct dma_slave_config dma_sconfig;
 
-	dma_chan = dma_request_slave_channel(tspi->dev,
-					     dma_to_memory ? "rx" : "tx");
+	dma_chan = dma_request_slave_channel_reason(tspi->dev,
+						dma_to_memory ? "rx" : "tx");
 	if (IS_ERR(dma_chan)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(dma_chan);
 		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)