diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
index e3051e99b200..5a17f9b6f147 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
@@ -485,6 +485,9 @@ static int ion_dma_buf_begin_cpu_access(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
 		mutex_unlock(&buffer->lock);
 	}
 
+	if (direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
+		return 0;
+
 	mutex_lock(&buffer->lock);
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ION_FORCE_DMA_SYNC)) {
 		struct device *dev = ion_dev;
@@ -555,6 +558,9 @@ static int ion_dma_buf_begin_cpu_access_partial(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
 	struct ion_dma_buf_attachment *a;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
+		return 0;
+
 	mutex_lock(&buffer->lock);
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ION_FORCE_DMA_SYNC)) {
 		struct device *dev = ion_dev;