diff --git a/drivers/dma/ptdma/ptdma-dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/ptdma/ptdma-dmaengine.c
index cc22d162ce25..1aa65e5de0f3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ptdma/ptdma-dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ptdma/ptdma-dmaengine.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static void pt_issue_pending(struct dma_chan *dma_chan)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->vc.lock, flags);
 
 	/* If there was nothing active, start processing */
-	if (engine_is_idle)
+	if (engine_is_idle && desc)
 		pt_cmd_callback(desc, 0);
 }