diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index e58dbf638cc9..46e334d48e8d 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@ static int sdma_config_ownership(struct sdma_channel *sdmac,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void sdma_enable_channel(struct sdma_engine *sdma, int channel)
+{
+	__raw_writel(1 << channel, sdma->regs + SDMA_H_START);
+}
+
 /*
  * sdma_run_channel - run a channel and wait till it's done
  */
@@ -405,7 +410,7 @@ static int sdma_run_channel(struct sdma_channel *sdmac)
 
 	init_completion(&sdmac->done);
 
-	__raw_writel(1 << channel, sdma->regs + SDMA_H_START);
+	sdma_enable_channel(sdma, channel);
 
 	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&sdmac->done, HZ);
 
@@ -811,11 +816,6 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void sdma_enable_channel(struct sdma_engine *sdma, int channel)
-{
-	__raw_writel(1 << channel, sdma->regs + SDMA_H_START);
-}
-
 static dma_cookie_t sdma_assign_cookie(struct sdma_channel *sdmac)
 {
 	dma_cookie_t cookie = sdmac->chan.cookie;