diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst
index 09a3f66dcd26..bfd057b21a00 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ The details of these operations are:
 
   .. code-block:: c
 
-     nr_sg = dma_map_sg(chan->device->dev, sgl, sg_len);
+     struct device *dma_dev = dmaengine_get_dma_device(chan);
+
+     nr_sg = dma_map_sg(dma_dev, sgl, sg_len);
 	if (nr_sg == 0)
 		/* error */