diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
index e5bfc6305eae..0b30e30b410a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
@@ -1429,11 +1429,8 @@ static int atc_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	struct at_dma_chan	*atchan = to_at_dma_chan(chan);
 	struct at_dma		*atdma = to_at_dma(chan->device);
 	int			chan_id = atchan->chan_common.chan_id;
-	struct at_desc		*desc, *_desc;
 	unsigned long		flags;
 
-	LIST_HEAD(list);
-
 	dev_vdbg(chan2dev(chan), "%s\n", __func__);
 
 	/*
@@ -1452,15 +1449,11 @@ static int atc_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
 		cpu_relax();
 
 	/* active_list entries will end up before queued entries */
-	list_splice_init(&atchan->queue, &list);
-	list_splice_init(&atchan->active_list, &list);
+	list_splice_tail_init(&atchan->queue, &atchan->free_list);
+	list_splice_tail_init(&atchan->active_list, &atchan->free_list);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&atchan->lock, flags);
 
-	/* Flush all pending and queued descriptors */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &list, desc_node)
-		atc_chain_complete(atchan, desc);
-
 	clear_bit(ATC_IS_PAUSED, &atchan->status);
 	/* if channel dedicated to cyclic operations, free it */
 	clear_bit(ATC_IS_CYCLIC, &atchan->status);