diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c
index 7bb3ec461cce..f1abbbacca5e 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c
@@ -218,18 +218,6 @@ static void dw_edma_v0_core_clear_abort_int(struct dw_edma_chan *chan)
 		  FIELD_PREP(EDMA_V0_ABORT_INT_MASK, BIT(chan->id)));
 }
 
-static u32 dw_edma_v0_core_status_done_int(struct dw_edma *dw, enum dw_edma_dir dir)
-{
-	return FIELD_GET(EDMA_V0_DONE_INT_MASK,
-			 GET_RW_32(dw, dir, int_status));
-}
-
-static u32 dw_edma_v0_core_status_abort_int(struct dw_edma *dw, enum dw_edma_dir dir)
-{
-	return FIELD_GET(EDMA_V0_ABORT_INT_MASK,
-			 GET_RW_32(dw, dir, int_status));
-}
-
 static irqreturn_t
 dw_edma_v0_core_handle_int(struct dw_edma_irq *dw_irq, enum dw_edma_dir dir,
 			   dw_edma_handler_t done, dw_edma_handler_t abort)
@@ -240,6 +228,7 @@ dw_edma_v0_core_handle_int(struct dw_edma_irq *dw_irq, enum dw_edma_dir dir,
 	struct dw_edma_chan *chan;
 	unsigned long off;
 	unsigned long *mask;
+	u32 sts;
 
 	if (dir == EDMA_DIR_WRITE) {
 		total = dw->wr_ch_cnt;
@@ -251,7 +240,17 @@ dw_edma_v0_core_handle_int(struct dw_edma_irq *dw_irq, enum dw_edma_dir dir,
 		mask = dw_irq->rd_mask;
 	}
 
-	val = dw_edma_v0_core_status_done_int(dw, dir);
+	/*
+	 * DONE and ABORT status share one register, and on remote setups
+	 * every read is a non-posted round trip across the PCIe link. Take
+	 * one snapshot and derive both views from it. An abort raised
+	 * after the snapshot is deferred, not lost: only bits observed in
+	 * the snapshot are ever cleared below, so its status remains set and
+	 * triggers another handler pass.
+	 */
+	sts = GET_RW_32(dw, dir, int_status);
+
+	val = FIELD_GET(EDMA_V0_DONE_INT_MASK, sts);
 	val &= *mask;
 	for_each_set_bit(pos, &val, total) {
 		chan = &dw->chan[pos + off];
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ dw_edma_v0_core_handle_int(struct dw_edma_irq *dw_irq, enum dw_edma_dir dir,
 		ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}
 
-	val = dw_edma_v0_core_status_abort_int(dw, dir);
+	val = FIELD_GET(EDMA_V0_ABORT_INT_MASK, sts);
 	val &= *mask;
 	for_each_set_bit(pos, &val, total) {
 		chan = &dw->chan[pos + off];