diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices-common.h b/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices-common.h
index 2a685adec1df..ae84c08e11fa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices-common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices-common.h
@@ -289,6 +289,6 @@ struct platform_device *__init imx_add_spi_imx(
 		const struct spi_imx_master *pdata);
 
 struct platform_device *imx_add_imx_dma(char *name, resource_size_t iobase,
-					int irq, int irq_err);
+					int irq);
 struct platform_device *imx_add_imx_sdma(char *name,
 	resource_size_t iobase, int irq, struct sdma_platform_data *pdata);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/platform-imx-dma.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/platform-imx-dma.c
index 26b47b36257b..12656f24ad0d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/platform-imx-dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/platform-imx-dma.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "devices-common.h"
 
 struct platform_device __init __maybe_unused *imx_add_imx_dma(char *name,
-	resource_size_t iobase, int irq, int irq_err)
+	resource_size_t iobase, int irq)
 {
 	struct resource res[] = {
 		{
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ struct platform_device __init __maybe_unused *imx_add_imx_dma(char *name,
 			.start = irq,
 			.end = irq,
 			.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
-		}, {
-			.start = irq_err,
-			.end = irq_err,
-			.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
 		},
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx21.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx21.c
index 50a2edac8513..b834026e4615 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx21.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx21.c
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ void __init imx21_soc_init(void)
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx21-gpio", 5, MX21_GPIO6_BASE_ADDR, SZ_256, MX21_INT_GPIO, 0);
 
 	pinctrl_provide_dummies();
-	imx_add_imx_dma("imx21-dma", MX21_DMA_BASE_ADDR,
-			MX21_INT_DMACH0, 0); /* No ERR irq */
+	imx_add_imx_dma("imx21-dma", MX21_DMA_BASE_ADDR, MX21_INT_DMACH0);
 	platform_device_register_simple("imx21-audmux", 0, imx21_audmux_res,
 					ARRAY_SIZE(imx21_audmux_res));
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx27.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx27.c
index 4e4125140025..2717614f101d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx27.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx27.c
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ void __init imx27_soc_init(void)
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx21-gpio", 5, MX27_GPIO6_BASE_ADDR, SZ_256, MX27_INT_GPIO, 0);
 
 	pinctrl_provide_dummies();
-	imx_add_imx_dma("imx27-dma", MX27_DMA_BASE_ADDR,
-			MX27_INT_DMACH0, 0); /* No ERR irq */
+	imx_add_imx_dma("imx27-dma", MX27_DMA_BASE_ADDR, MX27_INT_DMACH0);
 	/* imx27 has the imx21 type audmux */
 	platform_device_register_simple("imx21-audmux", 0, imx27_audmux_res,
 					ARRAY_SIZE(imx27_audmux_res));