diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
index c0d9f7e373f3..7a567f924538 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ static int dw_edma_device_resume(struct dma_chan *dchan)
 		err = -EPERM;
 	} else {
 		chan->status = EDMA_ST_BUSY;
-		dw_edma_start_transfer(chan);
+		if (!dw_edma_start_transfer(chan))
+			chan->status = EDMA_ST_IDLE;
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -601,10 +602,16 @@ static void dw_edma_done_interrupt(struct dw_edma_chan *chan)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->vc.lock, flags);
+	if (chan->status == EDMA_ST_PAUSE) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->vc.lock, flags);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	vd = vchan_next_desc(&chan->vc);
 	if (vd) {
 		switch (chan->request) {
 		case EDMA_REQ_NONE:
+		case EDMA_REQ_PAUSE:
 			desc = vd2dw_edma_desc(vd);
 			if (desc->start_burst >= desc->nburst) {
 				dw_hdma_set_callback_result(vd,
@@ -613,6 +620,12 @@ static void dw_edma_done_interrupt(struct dw_edma_chan *chan)
 				vchan_cookie_complete(vd);
 			}
 
+			if (chan->request == EDMA_REQ_PAUSE) {
+				chan->request = EDMA_REQ_NONE;
+				chan->status = EDMA_ST_PAUSE;
+				break;
+			}
+
 			/* Continue transferring if there are remaining chunks or issued requests.
 			 */
 			chan->status = dw_edma_start_transfer(chan) ? EDMA_ST_BUSY : EDMA_ST_IDLE;
@@ -624,11 +637,6 @@ static void dw_edma_done_interrupt(struct dw_edma_chan *chan)
 			chan->status = EDMA_ST_IDLE;
 			break;
 
-		case EDMA_REQ_PAUSE:
-			chan->request = EDMA_REQ_NONE;
-			chan->status = EDMA_ST_PAUSE;
-			break;
-
 		default:
 			break;
 		}