diff --git a/drivers/dma/coh901318.c b/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
index c340ca9bd2b5..c1006165cea8 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
@@ -2422,7 +2422,7 @@ coh901318_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_cookie_t cookie,
 	enum dma_status ret;
 
 	ret = dma_cookie_status(chan, cookie, txstate);
-	if (ret == DMA_COMPLETE)
+	if (ret == DMA_COMPLETE || !txstate)
 		return ret;
 
 	dma_set_residue(txstate, coh901318_get_bytes_left(chan));