diff --git a/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c b/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
index 1717b407ab9e..40ddf534c094 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ static void rz_dmac_irq_handle_channel(struct rz_dmac_chan *channel)
 			channel->index, chstat);
 
 		scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &channel->vc.lock)
-			rz_dmac_ch_writel(channel, CHCTRL_DEFAULT, CHCTRL, 1);
+			rz_dmac_disable_hw(channel);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1000,15 +1000,15 @@ static int rz_dmac_chan_probe(struct rz_dmac *dmac,
 	}
 	rz_lmdesc_setup(channel, lmdesc);
 
-	/* Initialize register for each channel */
-	rz_dmac_ch_writel(channel, CHCTRL_DEFAULT, CHCTRL, 1);
-
 	channel->vc.desc_free = rz_dmac_virt_desc_free;
 	vchan_init(&channel->vc, &dmac->engine);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->ld_queue);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->ld_free);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->ld_active);
 
+	/* Initialize register for each channel */
+	rz_dmac_disable_hw(channel);
+
 	/* Request the channel interrupt. */
 	scnprintf(pdev_irqname, sizeof(pdev_irqname), "ch%u", index);
 	irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, pdev_irqname);