diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
index 64c9c807bbd4..c29dc6d0f0dc 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_dma_transfer(struct spi_controller *controller,
 				tx->sgl, tx->nents, DMA_MEM_TO_DEV,
 				DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 	if (!desc_tx) {
-		dmaengine_terminate_sync(controller->dma_tx);
+		dmaengine_terminate_sync(controller->dma_rx);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}