diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
index 3a8610862cff..ee9a8c32adf4 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
@@ -969,7 +969,6 @@ static int dw_edma_channel_setup(struct dw_edma *dw, u32 wr_alloc, u32 rd_alloc)
 		else
 			bitmap_set(irq->rd_mask, chan->id, 1);
 
-		irq->dw = dw;
 		memcpy(&chan->msi, &irq->msi, sizeof(chan->msi));
 
 		dev_vdbg(dev, "MSI:\t\tChannel %s[%u] addr=0x%.8x%.8x, data=0x%.8x\n",
@@ -1051,6 +1050,7 @@ static int dw_edma_irq_request(struct dw_edma *dw,
 	if (chip->nr_irqs == 1) {
 		/* Common IRQ shared among all channels */
 		irq = chip->ops->irq_vector(dev, 0);
+		dw->irq[0].dw = dw;
 		err = request_irq(irq, dw_edma_interrupt_common,
 				  IRQF_SHARED, dw->name, &dw->irq[0]);
 		if (err) {
@@ -1073,6 +1073,7 @@ static int dw_edma_irq_request(struct dw_edma *dw,
 
 		for (i = 0; i < (*wr_alloc + *rd_alloc); i++) {
 			irq = chip->ops->irq_vector(dev, i);
+			dw->irq[i].dw = dw;
 			err = request_irq(irq,
 					  i < *wr_alloc ?
 						dw_edma_interrupt_write :