* callbacks but must be called with the lock held.
  */
 static void midc_descriptor_complete(struct intel_mid_dma_chan *midc,
-              struct intel_mid_dma_desc *desc)
+               struct intel_mid_dma_desc *desc)
+               __releases(&midc->lock) __acquires(&midc->lock)
 {
        struct dma_async_tx_descriptor  *txd = &desc->txd;
        dma_async_tx_callback callback_txd = NULL;
                        pci_pool_free(desc->lli_pool, desc->lli,
                                                desc->lli_phys);
                        pci_pool_destroy(desc->lli_pool);
+                       desc->lli = NULL;
                }
                list_move(&desc->desc_node, &midc->free_list);
                midc->busy = false;
 
        ret = dma_async_is_complete(cookie, last_complete, last_used);
        if (ret != DMA_SUCCESS) {
+               spin_lock_bh(&midc->lock);
                midc_scan_descriptors(to_middma_device(chan->device), midc);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&midc->lock);
 
                last_complete = midc->completed;
                last_used = chan->cookie;
                        pci_pool_free(desc->lli_pool, desc->lli,
                                                desc->lli_phys);
                        pci_pool_destroy(desc->lli_pool);
+                       desc->lli = NULL;
                }
                list_move(&desc->desc_node, &midc->free_list);
        }