diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/dma.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/dma.c
index 7b02ed218a42..0c120b2ea2f9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/dma.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "soc.h"
 
 #define OMAP1_DMA_BASE			(0xfffed800)
-#define OMAP1_LOGICAL_DMA_CH_COUNT	17
 
 static u32 enable_1510_mode;
 
@@ -311,8 +310,6 @@ static int __init omap1_system_dma_init(void)
 		goto exit_iounmap;
 	}
 
-	d->lch_count		= OMAP1_LOGICAL_DMA_CH_COUNT;
-
 	/* Valid attributes for omap1 plus processors */
 	if (cpu_is_omap15xx())
 		d->dev_caps = ENABLE_1510_MODE;
@@ -329,13 +326,14 @@ static int __init omap1_system_dma_init(void)
 	d->dev_caps		|= CLEAR_CSR_ON_READ;
 	d->dev_caps		|= IS_WORD_16;
 
-	if (cpu_is_omap15xx())
-		d->chan_count = 9;
-	else if (cpu_is_omap16xx() || cpu_is_omap7xx()) {
-		if (!(d->dev_caps & ENABLE_1510_MODE))
-			d->chan_count = 16;
+	/* available logical channels */
+	if (cpu_is_omap15xx()) {
+		d->lch_count = 9;
+	} else {
+		if (d->dev_caps & ENABLE_1510_MODE)
+			d->lch_count = 9;
 		else
-			d->chan_count = 9;
+			d->lch_count = 16;
 	}
 
 	p = dma_plat_info;