diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index aa35a77773ef..3cb47386fbb9 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ static void sdma_event_disable(struct sdma_channel *sdmac, unsigned int event)
 static void sdma_update_channel_loop(struct sdma_channel *sdmac)
 {
 	struct sdma_buffer_descriptor *bd;
+	int error = 0;
+	enum dma_status	old_status = sdmac->status;
 
 	/*
 	 * loop mode. Iterate over descriptors, re-setup them and
@@ -662,10 +664,20 @@ static void sdma_update_channel_loop(struct sdma_channel *sdmac)
 		if (bd->mode.status & BD_DONE)
 			break;
 
-		if (bd->mode.status & BD_RROR)
+		if (bd->mode.status & BD_RROR) {
+			bd->mode.status &= ~BD_RROR;
 			sdmac->status = DMA_ERROR;
+			error = -EIO;
+		}
 
+	       /*
+		* We use bd->mode.count to calculate the residue, since contains
+		* the number of bytes present in the current buffer descriptor.
+		*/
+
+		sdmac->chn_real_count = bd->mode.count;
 		bd->mode.status |= BD_DONE;
+		bd->mode.count = sdmac->period_len;
 
 		/*
 		 * The callback is called from the interrupt context in order
@@ -679,6 +691,9 @@ static void sdma_update_channel_loop(struct sdma_channel *sdmac)
 
 		sdmac->buf_tail++;
 		sdmac->buf_tail %= sdmac->num_bd;
+
+		if (error)
+			sdmac->status = old_status;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1349,7 +1364,8 @@ static enum dma_status sdma_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan,
 	u32 residue;
 
 	if (sdmac->flags & IMX_DMA_SG_LOOP)
-		residue = (sdmac->num_bd - sdmac->buf_tail) * sdmac->period_len;
+		residue = (sdmac->num_bd - sdmac->buf_tail) *
+			   sdmac->period_len - sdmac->chn_real_count;
 	else
 		residue = sdmac->chn_count - sdmac->chn_real_count;