diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
index f7b0de4f4667..80c609aa2a91 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ struct at_xdmac {
 	int			irq;
 	struct clk		*clk;
 	u32			save_gim;
+	u32			save_gs;
 	struct dma_pool		*at_xdmac_desc_pool;
 	const struct at_xdmac_layout	*layout;
 	struct at_xdmac_chan	chan[];
@@ -1984,6 +1985,7 @@ static int atmel_xdmac_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		}
 	}
 	atxdmac->save_gim = at_xdmac_read(atxdmac, AT_XDMAC_GIM);
+	atxdmac->save_gs = at_xdmac_read(atxdmac, AT_XDMAC_GS);
 
 	at_xdmac_off(atxdmac);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(atxdmac->clk);
@@ -2023,7 +2025,8 @@ static int atmel_xdmac_resume(struct device *dev)
 			at_xdmac_chan_write(atchan, AT_XDMAC_CNDC, atchan->save_cndc);
 			at_xdmac_chan_write(atchan, AT_XDMAC_CIE, atchan->save_cim);
 			wmb();
-			at_xdmac_write(atxdmac, AT_XDMAC_GE, atchan->mask);
+			if (atxdmac->save_gs & atchan->mask)
+				at_xdmac_write(atxdmac, AT_XDMAC_GE, atchan->mask);
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;