diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac-platform.c b/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac-platform.c
index dd02f84e404d..72fb40de58b3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac-platform.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac-platform.c
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ static struct axi_dma_desc *axi_desc_alloc(u32 num)
 		kfree(desc);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	desc->nr_hw_descs = num;
 
 	return desc;
 }
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ static struct axi_dma_lli *axi_desc_get(struct axi_dma_chan *chan,
 static void axi_desc_put(struct axi_dma_desc *desc)
 {
 	struct axi_dma_chan *chan = desc->chan;
-	int count = atomic_read(&chan->descs_allocated);
+	int count = desc->nr_hw_descs;
 	struct axi_dma_hw_desc *hw_desc;
 	int descs_put;
 
@@ -1093,9 +1094,6 @@ static void axi_chan_block_xfer_complete(struct axi_dma_chan *chan)
 		/* Remove the completed descriptor from issued list before completing */
 		list_del(&vd->node);
 		vchan_cookie_complete(vd);
-
-		/* Submit queued descriptors after processing the completed ones */
-		axi_chan_start_first_queued(chan);
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac.h b/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac.h
index eb267cb24f67..8521530a34ec 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct axi_dma_desc {
 	u32				completed_blocks;
 	u32				length;
 	u32				period_len;
+	u32				nr_hw_descs;
 };
 
 struct axi_dma_chan_config {