diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac-platform.c b/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac-platform.c
index 8f765e2d7c72..48de8d2b32f2 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac-platform.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac-platform.c
@@ -1016,6 +1016,11 @@ static void axi_chan_block_xfer_complete(struct axi_dma_chan *chan)
 
 	/* The completed descriptor currently is in the head of vc list */
 	vd = vchan_next_desc(&chan->vc);
+	if (!vd) {
+		dev_err(chan2dev(chan), "BUG: %s, IRQ with no descriptors\n",
+			axi_chan_name(chan));
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (chan->cyclic) {
 		desc = vd_to_axi_desc(vd);
@@ -1045,6 +1050,7 @@ static void axi_chan_block_xfer_complete(struct axi_dma_chan *chan)
 		axi_chan_start_first_queued(chan);
 	}
 
+out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->vc.lock, flags);
 }