diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
index 7677a4a1cef2..e3ac94f09006 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
@@ -946,7 +946,9 @@ void omap_start_dma(int lch)
 
 			cur_lch = next_lch;
 		} while (next_lch != -1);
-	} else if (cpu_class_is_omap2()) {
+	} else if (cpu_is_omap242x() ||
+		(cpu_is_omap243x() &&  omap_type() <= OMAP2430_REV_ES1_0)) {
+
 		/* Errata: Need to write lch even if not using chaining */
 		dma_write(lch, CLNK_CTRL(lch));
 	}