diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
index 325ea61e12d3..8e0fbe994047 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ static void mxcmci_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 				"failed to config DMA channel. Falling back to PIO\n");
 			dma_release_channel(host->dma);
 			host->do_dma = 0;
+			host->dma = NULL;
 		}
 	}