diff --git a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c
index ec7be287a97e..37b75602adf6 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c
@@ -1356,10 +1356,8 @@ at32_add_device_mci(unsigned int id, struct mci_platform_data *data)
 		goto fail;
 
 	slave->sdata.dma_dev = &dw_dmac0_device.dev;
-	slave->sdata.cfg_hi = (DWC_CFGH_SRC_PER(0)
-				| DWC_CFGH_DST_PER(1));
-	slave->sdata.cfg_lo &= ~(DWC_CFGL_HS_DST_POL
-				| DWC_CFGL_HS_SRC_POL);
+	slave->sdata.src_id = 0;
+	slave->sdata.dst_id = 1;
 	slave->sdata.src_master = 1;
 	slave->sdata.dst_master = 0;
 
@@ -2054,8 +2052,7 @@ at32_add_device_ac97c(unsigned int id, struct ac97c_platform_data *data,
 	/* Check if DMA slave interface for capture should be configured. */
 	if (flags & AC97C_CAPTURE) {
 		rx_dws->dma_dev = &dw_dmac0_device.dev;
-		rx_dws->cfg_hi = DWC_CFGH_SRC_PER(3);
-		rx_dws->cfg_lo &= ~(DWC_CFGL_HS_DST_POL | DWC_CFGL_HS_SRC_POL);
+		rx_dws->src_id = 3;
 		rx_dws->src_master = 0;
 		rx_dws->dst_master = 1;
 	}
@@ -2063,8 +2060,7 @@ at32_add_device_ac97c(unsigned int id, struct ac97c_platform_data *data,
 	/* Check if DMA slave interface for playback should be configured. */
 	if (flags & AC97C_PLAYBACK) {
 		tx_dws->dma_dev = &dw_dmac0_device.dev;
-		tx_dws->cfg_hi = DWC_CFGH_DST_PER(4);
-		tx_dws->cfg_lo &= ~(DWC_CFGL_HS_DST_POL | DWC_CFGL_HS_SRC_POL);
+		tx_dws->dst_id = 4;
 		tx_dws->src_master = 0;
 		tx_dws->dst_master = 1;
 	}
@@ -2136,8 +2132,7 @@ at32_add_device_abdac(unsigned int id, struct atmel_abdac_pdata *data)
 	dws = &data->dws;
 
 	dws->dma_dev = &dw_dmac0_device.dev;
-	dws->cfg_hi = DWC_CFGH_DST_PER(2);
-	dws->cfg_lo &= ~(DWC_CFGL_HS_DST_POL | DWC_CFGL_HS_SRC_POL);
+	dws->dst_id = 2;
 	dws->src_master = 0;
 	dws->dst_master = 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
index 1af731b83b3f..0a9c052d437c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ static void dwc_initialize(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
 		 */
 		BUG_ON(!dws->dma_dev || dws->dma_dev != dw->dma.dev);
 
-		cfghi = dws->cfg_hi;
-		cfglo |= dws->cfg_lo & ~DWC_CFGL_CH_PRIOR_MASK;
+		cfghi |= DWC_CFGH_DST_PER(dws->dst_id);
+		cfghi |= DWC_CFGH_SRC_PER(dws->src_id);
 	} else {
 		if (dwc->direction == DMA_MEM_TO_DEV)
 			cfghi = DWC_CFGH_DST_PER(dwc->request_line);
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/dma-dw.h b/include/linux/platform_data/dma-dw.h
index 68b4024184de..bc411a1bf8e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/dma-dw.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/dma-dw.h
@@ -17,17 +17,15 @@
  * struct dw_dma_slave - Controller-specific information about a slave
  *
  * @dma_dev: required DMA master device. Depricated.
- * @bus_id: name of this device channel, not just a device name since
- *          devices may have more than one channel e.g. "foo_tx"
- * @cfg_hi: Platform-specific initializer for the CFG_HI register
- * @cfg_lo: Platform-specific initializer for the CFG_LO register
+ * @src_id:	src request line
+ * @dst_id:	dst request line
  * @src_master: src master for transfers on allocated channel.
  * @dst_master: dest master for transfers on allocated channel.
  */
 struct dw_dma_slave {
 	struct device		*dma_dev;
-	u32			cfg_hi;
-	u32			cfg_lo;
+	u8			src_id;
+	u8			dst_id;
 	u8			src_master;
 	u8			dst_master;
 };