diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
index 994bcb2c6b92..3d8feb5e4c2f 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
@@ -1337,7 +1337,6 @@ static int fsl_dma_chan_probe(struct fsldma_device *fdev,
 
 	/* Add the channel to DMA device channel list */
 	list_add_tail(&chan->common.device_node, &fdev->common.channels);
-	fdev->common.chancnt++;
 
 	dev_info(fdev->dev, "#%d (%s), irq %d\n", chan->id, compatible,
 		 chan->irq != NO_IRQ ? chan->irq : fdev->irq);