diff --git a/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c b/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
index 941a7ef475f4..e6f8257c7667 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
@@ -531,11 +531,16 @@ rz_dmac_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 static int rz_dmac_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct rz_dmac_chan *channel = to_rz_dmac_chan(chan);
+	struct rz_lmdesc *lmdesc = channel->lmdesc.base;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned int i;
 	LIST_HEAD(head);
 
 	rz_dmac_disable_hw(channel);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&channel->vc.lock, flags);
+	for (i = 0; i < DMAC_NR_LMDESC; i++)
+		lmdesc[i].header = 0;
+
 	list_splice_tail_init(&channel->ld_active, &channel->ld_free);
 	list_splice_tail_init(&channel->ld_queue, &channel->ld_free);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&channel->vc.lock, flags);