diff --git a/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c b/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
index d3b7388645bc..be82d6997a55 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sh/rcar-dmac.c
@@ -834,6 +834,17 @@ static void rcar_dmac_stop_all_chan(struct rcar_dmac *dmac)
 	}
 }
 
+static int rcar_dmac_chan_pause(struct dma_chan *chan)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct rcar_dmac_chan *rchan = to_rcar_dmac_chan(chan);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&rchan->lock, flags);
+	rcar_dmac_clear_chcr_de(rchan);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rchan->lock, flags);
+
+	return 0;
+}
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Descriptors preparation
@@ -1864,6 +1875,7 @@ static int rcar_dmac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	engine->device_prep_slave_sg		= rcar_dmac_prep_slave_sg;
 	engine->device_prep_dma_cyclic		= rcar_dmac_prep_dma_cyclic;
 	engine->device_config			= rcar_dmac_device_config;
+	engine->device_pause			= rcar_dmac_chan_pause;
 	engine->device_terminate_all		= rcar_dmac_chan_terminate_all;
 	engine->device_tx_status		= rcar_dmac_tx_status;
 	engine->device_issue_pending		= rcar_dmac_issue_pending;