if (!dma)
                return;
 
-       dma->chan_tx = dma_request_slave_channel(dev, "tx");
-       if (!dma->chan_tx) {
-               dev_dbg(dev, "can't request DMA tx channel\n");
+       dma->chan_tx = dma_request_chan(dev, "tx");
+       if (IS_ERR(dma->chan_tx)) {
+               ret = PTR_ERR(dma->chan_rx);
+               if (ret != -ENODEV && ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                       dev_err(dev, "can't request DMA tx channel (%d)\n", ret);
                goto fail_al;
        }
 
        dma_sconfig.direction = DMA_MEM_TO_DEV;
        ret = dmaengine_slave_config(dma->chan_tx, &dma_sconfig);
        if (ret < 0) {
-               dev_dbg(dev, "can't configure tx channel\n");
+               dev_err(dev, "can't configure tx channel (%d)\n", ret);
                goto fail_tx;
        }
 
-       dma->chan_rx = dma_request_slave_channel(dev, "rx");
-       if (!dma->chan_rx) {
-               dev_dbg(dev, "can't request DMA rx channel\n");
+       dma->chan_rx = dma_request_chan(dev, "rx");
+       if (IS_ERR(dma->chan_rx)) {
+               ret = PTR_ERR(dma->chan_rx);
+               if (ret != -ENODEV && ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                       dev_err(dev, "can't request DMA rx channel (%d)\n", ret);
                goto fail_tx;
        }
 
        dma_sconfig.direction = DMA_DEV_TO_MEM;
        ret = dmaengine_slave_config(dma->chan_rx, &dma_sconfig);
        if (ret < 0) {
-               dev_dbg(dev, "can't configure rx channel\n");
+               dev_err(dev, "can't configure rx channel (%d)\n", ret);
                goto fail_rx;
        }
 
        dma_release_channel(dma->chan_tx);
 fail_al:
        devm_kfree(dev, dma);
-       dev_info(dev, "can't use DMA, using PIO instead.\n");
 }
 
 static void i2c_imx_dma_callback(void *arg)