diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
index 1b5f3e9f43d7..ce18bca45ff2 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ struct xilinx_dma_tx_descriptor {
  * @genlock: Support genlock mode
  * @err: Channel has errors
  * @idle: Check for channel idle
+ * @terminating: Check for channel being synchronized by user
  * @tasklet: Cleanup work after irq
  * @config: Device configuration info
  * @flush_on_fsync: Flush on Frame sync
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ struct xilinx_dma_chan {
 	bool genlock;
 	bool err;
 	bool idle;
+	bool terminating;
 	struct tasklet_struct tasklet;
 	struct xilinx_vdma_config config;
 	bool flush_on_fsync;
@@ -844,6 +846,13 @@ static void xilinx_dma_chan_desc_cleanup(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
 		/* Run any dependencies, then free the descriptor */
 		dma_run_dependencies(&desc->async_tx);
 		xilinx_dma_free_tx_descriptor(chan, desc);
+
+		/*
+		 * While we ran a callback the user called a terminate function,
+		 * which takes care of cleaning up any remaining descriptors
+		 */
+		if (chan->terminating)
+			break;
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
@@ -1618,6 +1627,8 @@ static dma_cookie_t xilinx_dma_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
 	if (desc->cyclic)
 		chan->cyclic = true;
 
+	chan->terminating = false;
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
 
 	return cookie;
@@ -2074,6 +2085,7 @@ static int xilinx_dma_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *dchan)
 	}
 
 	/* Remove and free all of the descriptors in the lists */
+	chan->terminating = true;
 	xilinx_dma_free_descriptors(chan);
 	chan->idle = true;