diff --git a/drivers/dma/tegra186-gpc-dma.c b/drivers/dma/tegra186-gpc-dma.c
index e70b7c41dcab..7433d0da34f1 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/tegra186-gpc-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/tegra186-gpc-dma.c
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ struct tegra_dma_channel {
 	bool config_init;
 	char name[30];
 	enum dma_transfer_direction sid_dir;
+	enum dma_status status;
 	int id;
 	int irq;
 	int slave_id;
@@ -389,6 +390,8 @@ static int tegra_dma_pause(struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc)
 		tegra_dma_dump_chan_regs(tdc);
 	}
 
+	tdc->status = DMA_PAUSED;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -415,6 +418,8 @@ static void tegra_dma_resume(struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc)
 	val = tdc_read(tdc, TEGRA_GPCDMA_CHAN_CSRE);
 	val &= ~TEGRA_GPCDMA_CHAN_CSRE_PAUSE;
 	tdc_write(tdc, TEGRA_GPCDMA_CHAN_CSRE, val);
+
+	tdc->status = DMA_IN_PROGRESS;
 }
 
 static int tegra_dma_device_resume(struct dma_chan *dc)
@@ -540,6 +545,7 @@ static void tegra_dma_xfer_complete(struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc)
 
 	tegra_dma_sid_free(tdc);
 	tdc->dma_desc = NULL;
+	tdc->status = DMA_COMPLETE;
 }
 
 static void tegra_dma_chan_decode_error(struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc,
@@ -712,6 +718,7 @@ static int tegra_dma_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *dc)
 		tdc->dma_desc = NULL;
 	}
 
+	tdc->status = DMA_COMPLETE;
 	tegra_dma_sid_free(tdc);
 	vchan_get_all_descriptors(&tdc->vc, &head);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tdc->vc.lock, flags);
@@ -765,6 +772,9 @@ static enum dma_status tegra_dma_tx_status(struct dma_chan *dc,
 	if (ret == DMA_COMPLETE)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (tdc->status == DMA_PAUSED)
+		ret = DMA_PAUSED;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&tdc->vc.lock, flags);
 	vd = vchan_find_desc(&tdc->vc, cookie);
 	if (vd) {