diff --git a/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c b/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
index 6c144814a896..c71812f8d9c1 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
@@ -767,7 +767,6 @@ static enum dma_status tegra_dma_tx_status(struct dma_chan *dc,
 
 	ret = dma_cookie_status(dc, cookie, txstate);
 	if (ret == DMA_SUCCESS) {
-		dma_set_residue(txstate, 0);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tdc->lock, flags);
 		return ret;
 	}