diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
index decca1c3c83d..9b592b02b5f4 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
@@ -166,6 +166,38 @@ dwc_assign_cookie(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc, struct dw_desc *desc)
 	return cookie;
 }
 
+static void dwc_initialize(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
+{
+	struct dw_dma *dw = to_dw_dma(dwc->chan.device);
+	struct dw_dma_slave *dws = dwc->chan.private;
+	u32 cfghi = DWC_CFGH_FIFO_MODE;
+	u32 cfglo = DWC_CFGL_CH_PRIOR(dwc->priority);
+
+	if (dwc->initialized == true)
+		return;
+
+	if (dws) {
+		/*
+		 * We need controller-specific data to set up slave
+		 * transfers.
+		 */
+		BUG_ON(!dws->dma_dev || dws->dma_dev != dw->dma.dev);
+
+		cfghi = dws->cfg_hi;
+		cfglo |= dws->cfg_lo & ~DWC_CFGL_CH_PRIOR_MASK;
+	}
+
+	channel_writel(dwc, CFG_LO, cfglo);
+	channel_writel(dwc, CFG_HI, cfghi);
+
+	/* Enable interrupts */
+	channel_set_bit(dw, MASK.XFER, dwc->mask);
+	channel_set_bit(dw, MASK.BLOCK, dwc->mask);
+	channel_set_bit(dw, MASK.ERROR, dwc->mask);
+
+	dwc->initialized = true;
+}
+
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /* Called with dwc->lock held and bh disabled */
@@ -189,6 +221,8 @@ static void dwc_dostart(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc, struct dw_desc *first)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	dwc_initialize(dwc);
+
 	channel_writel(dwc, LLP, first->txd.phys);
 	channel_writel(dwc, CTL_LO,
 			DWC_CTLL_LLP_D_EN | DWC_CTLL_LLP_S_EN);
@@ -959,10 +993,7 @@ static int dwc_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	struct dw_dma_chan	*dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
 	struct dw_dma		*dw = to_dw_dma(chan->device);
 	struct dw_desc		*desc;
-	struct dw_dma_slave	*dws;
 	int			i;
-	u32			cfghi;
-	u32			cfglo;
 	unsigned long		flags;
 
 	dev_vdbg(chan2dev(chan), "alloc_chan_resources\n");
@@ -975,26 +1006,6 @@ static int dwc_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 
 	dwc->completed = chan->cookie = 1;
 
-	cfghi = DWC_CFGH_FIFO_MODE;
-	cfglo = 0;
-
-	dws = chan->private;
-	if (dws) {
-		/*
-		 * We need controller-specific data to set up slave
-		 * transfers.
-		 */
-		BUG_ON(!dws->dma_dev || dws->dma_dev != dw->dma.dev);
-
-		cfghi = dws->cfg_hi;
-		cfglo = dws->cfg_lo & ~DWC_CFGL_CH_PRIOR_MASK;
-	}
-
-	cfglo |= DWC_CFGL_CH_PRIOR(dwc->priority);
-
-	channel_writel(dwc, CFG_LO, cfglo);
-	channel_writel(dwc, CFG_HI, cfghi);
-
 	/*
 	 * NOTE: some controllers may have additional features that we
 	 * need to initialize here, like "scatter-gather" (which
@@ -1026,11 +1037,6 @@ static int dwc_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 		i = ++dwc->descs_allocated;
 	}
 
-	/* Enable interrupts */
-	channel_set_bit(dw, MASK.XFER, dwc->mask);
-	channel_set_bit(dw, MASK.BLOCK, dwc->mask);
-	channel_set_bit(dw, MASK.ERROR, dwc->mask);
-
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	dev_dbg(chan2dev(chan),
@@ -1058,6 +1064,7 @@ static void dwc_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	list_splice_init(&dwc->free_list, &list);
 	dwc->descs_allocated = 0;
+	dwc->initialized = false;
 
 	/* Disable interrupts */
 	channel_clear_bit(dw, MASK.XFER, dwc->mask);
@@ -1335,6 +1342,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dw_dma_cyclic_free);
 
 static void dw_dma_off(struct dw_dma *dw)
 {
+	int i;
+
 	dma_writel(dw, CFG, 0);
 
 	channel_clear_bit(dw, MASK.XFER, dw->all_chan_mask);
@@ -1345,6 +1354,9 @@ static void dw_dma_off(struct dw_dma *dw)
 
 	while (dma_readl(dw, CFG) & DW_CFG_DMA_EN)
 		cpu_relax();
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dw->dma.chancnt; i++)
+		dw->chan[i].initialized = false;
 }
 
 static int __init dw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -1533,6 +1545,7 @@ static int dw_suspend_noirq(struct device *dev)
 
 	dw_dma_off(platform_get_drvdata(pdev));
 	clk_disable(dw->clk);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac_regs.h b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac_regs.h
index c3419518d701..5eef6946a367 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac_regs.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ struct dw_dma_chan {
 	u8			mask;
 	u8			priority;
 	bool			paused;
+	bool			initialized;
 
 	spinlock_t		lock;