struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
        struct dw_dma_platform_data *pdata;
        u32 tmp, arr[DW_DMA_MAX_NR_MASTERS];
+       u32 nr_channels;
 
        if (!np) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Missing DT data\n");
                return NULL;
        }
 
+       if (of_property_read_u32(np, "dma-channels", &nr_channels))
+               return NULL;
+
        pdata = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pdata), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!pdata)
                return NULL;
 
-       if (of_property_read_u32(np, "dma-channels", &pdata->nr_channels))
-               return NULL;
+       pdata->nr_channels = nr_channels;
 
        if (of_property_read_bool(np, "is_private"))
                pdata->is_private = true;