diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
index 0817b74f7450..cffe7c6fa640 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
@@ -756,15 +756,25 @@ xilinx_aximcdma_alloc_tx_segment(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
 	return segment;
 }
 
-static void xilinx_dma_clean_hw_desc(struct xilinx_axidma_desc_hw *hw)
+static void xilinx_dma_clean_hw_desc(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan,
+				     struct xilinx_axidma_tx_segment *segment)
 {
-	u32 next_desc = hw->next_desc;
-	u32 next_desc_msb = hw->next_desc_msb;
+	dma_addr_t next;
+	u32 i;
 
-	memset(hw, 0, sizeof(struct xilinx_axidma_desc_hw));
+	/*
+	 * Restore the buffer descriptor's next descriptor pointer to the value
+	 * set up in xilinx_dma_alloc_chan_resources(). Otherwise using the DMA
+	 * in cyclic mode leaves the next descriptor pointer altered and
+	 * prevents subsequent non-cyclic transfers.
+	 */
+	i = segment - chan->seg_v;
+	next = chan->seg_p +
+	       sizeof(*chan->seg_v) * ((i + 1) % XILINX_DMA_NUM_DESCS);
 
-	hw->next_desc = next_desc;
-	hw->next_desc_msb = next_desc_msb;
+	memset(&segment->hw, 0, sizeof(segment->hw));
+	segment->hw.next_desc = lower_32_bits(next);
+	segment->hw.next_desc_msb = upper_32_bits(next);
 }
 
 static void xilinx_mcdma_clean_hw_desc(struct xilinx_aximcdma_desc_hw *hw)
@@ -786,7 +796,7 @@ static void xilinx_mcdma_clean_hw_desc(struct xilinx_aximcdma_desc_hw *hw)
 static void xilinx_dma_free_tx_segment(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan,
 				struct xilinx_axidma_tx_segment *segment)
 {
-	xilinx_dma_clean_hw_desc(&segment->hw);
+	xilinx_dma_clean_hw_desc(chan, segment);
 
 	list_add_tail(&segment->node, &chan->free_seg_list);
 }