diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 012f5bcbf73f..186963d3d2e0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -1468,7 +1468,6 @@ static int spi_imx_dma_submit(struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx,
 					  tx->sgl, tx->nents, DMA_MEM_TO_DEV,
 					  DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 	if (!desc_tx) {
-		dmaengine_terminate_all(controller->dma_tx);
 		dmaengine_terminate_all(controller->dma_rx);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}