diff --git a/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c b/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
index 542786de69a9..f06016d38a05 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ struct rcar_dmac {
 
 	unsigned int n_channels;
 	struct rcar_dmac_chan *channels;
-	unsigned int channels_mask;
+	u32 channels_mask;
 
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(modules, 256);
 };
@@ -1810,7 +1810,15 @@ static int rcar_dmac_parse_of(struct device *dev, struct rcar_dmac *dmac)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If the driver is unable to read dma-channel-mask property,
+	 * the driver assumes that it can use all channels.
+	 */
 	dmac->channels_mask = GENMASK(dmac->n_channels - 1, 0);
+	of_property_read_u32(np, "dma-channel-mask", &dmac->channels_mask);
+
+	/* If the property has out-of-channel mask, this driver clears it */
+	dmac->channels_mask &= GENMASK(dmac->n_channels - 1, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }