diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
index a406b3c0d170..fdf3b5be2d50 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ struct at_xdmac {
 	int			irq;
 	struct clk		*clk;
 	u32			save_gim;
+	u32			save_gs;
 	struct dma_pool		*at_xdmac_desc_pool;
 	struct at_xdmac_chan	chan[0];
 };
@@ -1922,6 +1923,7 @@ static int atmel_xdmac_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		}
 	}
 	atxdmac->save_gim = at_xdmac_read(atxdmac, AT_XDMAC_GIM);
+	atxdmac->save_gs = at_xdmac_read(atxdmac, AT_XDMAC_GS);
 
 	at_xdmac_off(atxdmac);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(atxdmac->clk);
@@ -1958,7 +1960,8 @@ static int atmel_xdmac_resume(struct device *dev)
 			at_xdmac_chan_write(atchan, AT_XDMAC_CNDC, atchan->save_cndc);
 			at_xdmac_chan_write(atchan, AT_XDMAC_CIE, atchan->save_cim);
 			wmb();
-			at_xdmac_write(atxdmac, AT_XDMAC_GE, atchan->mask);
+			if (atxdmac->save_gs & atchan->mask)
+				at_xdmac_write(atxdmac, AT_XDMAC_GE, atchan->mask);
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;