diff --git a/drivers/soc/amlogic/meson-secure-pwrc.c b/drivers/soc/amlogic/meson-secure-pwrc.c
index 2eeea5e1b3b7..2f3ca5531fa9 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/amlogic/meson-secure-pwrc.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/amlogic/meson-secure-pwrc.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static struct meson_secure_pwrc_domain_desc a1_pwrc_domains[] = {
 	SEC_PD(ACODEC,	0),
 	SEC_PD(AUDIO,	0),
 	SEC_PD(OTP,	0),
-	SEC_PD(DMA,	0),
+	SEC_PD(DMA,	GENPD_FLAG_ALWAYS_ON | GENPD_FLAG_IRQ_SAFE),
 	SEC_PD(SD_EMMC,	0),
 	SEC_PD(RAMA,	0),
 	/* SRAMB is used as ATF runtime memory, and should be always on */