diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsl-edma-main.c b/drivers/dma/fsl-edma-main.c
index d9fb717b5b53..6934ac882697 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsl-edma-main.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsl-edma-main.c
@@ -326,13 +326,16 @@ static struct dma_chan *fsl_edma3_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 		if ((dma_spec->args[2] & FSL_EDMA_ODD_CH) && !(i & 0x1))
 			continue;
 
+		chan = dma_get_slave_channel(chan);
+		if (!chan)
+			return NULL;
+
 		fsl_chan->srcid = dma_spec->args[0];
 		fsl_chan->priority = dma_spec->args[1];
 		fsl_chan->is_rxchan = dma_spec->args[2] & FSL_EDMA_RX;
 		fsl_chan->is_remote = dma_spec->args[2] & FSL_EDMA_REMOTE;
 		fsl_chan->is_multi_fifo = dma_spec->args[2] & FSL_EDMA_MULTI_FIFO;
 
-		chan = dma_get_slave_channel(chan);
 		chan->device->privatecnt++;
 		return chan;
 	}