diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
index 80086977973f..f040751690af 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ static int imxdma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 		desc = kzalloc(sizeof(*desc), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!desc)
 			break;
-		memset(&desc->desc, 0, sizeof(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor));
 		dma_async_tx_descriptor_init(&desc->desc, chan);
 		desc->desc.tx_submit = imxdma_tx_submit;
 		/* txd.flags will be overwritten in prep funcs */