diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
index ebd578a47958..b3326b5e70d8 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
@@ -1559,14 +1559,17 @@ static void at_xdmac_handle_cyclic(struct at_xdmac_chan *atchan)
 	struct at_xdmac_desc		*desc;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor	*txd;
 
-	if (!list_empty(&atchan->xfers_list)) {
-		desc = list_first_entry(&atchan->xfers_list,
-					struct at_xdmac_desc, xfer_node);
-		txd = &desc->tx_dma_desc;
-
-		if (txd->flags & DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT)
-			dmaengine_desc_get_callback_invoke(txd, NULL);
+	spin_lock_irq(&atchan->lock);
+	if (list_empty(&atchan->xfers_list)) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&atchan->lock);
+		return;
 	}
+	desc = list_first_entry(&atchan->xfers_list, struct at_xdmac_desc,
+				xfer_node);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&atchan->lock);
+	txd = &desc->tx_dma_desc;
+	if (txd->flags & DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT)
+		dmaengine_desc_get_callback_invoke(txd, NULL);
 }
 
 static void at_xdmac_handle_error(struct at_xdmac_chan *atchan)