unsigned dma_sig;
        bool cyclic;
        bool paused;
+       bool running;
 
        int dma_ch;
        struct omap_desc *desc;
 
        /* Enable channel */
        omap_dma_chan_write(c, CCR, d->ccr | CCR_ENABLE);
+
+       c->running = true;
 }
 
 static void omap_dma_stop(struct omap_chan *c)
 
                omap_dma_chan_write(c, CLNK_CTRL, val);
        }
+
+       c->running = false;
 }
 
 static void omap_dma_start_sg(struct omap_chan *c, struct omap_desc *d,
        struct omap_chan *c = to_omap_dma_chan(chan);
        struct virt_dma_desc *vd;
        enum dma_status ret;
-       uint32_t ccr;
        unsigned long flags;
 
-       ccr = omap_dma_chan_read(c, CCR);
-       /* The channel is no longer active, handle the completion right away */
-       if (!(ccr & CCR_ENABLE))
-               omap_dma_callback(c->dma_ch, 0, c);
-
        ret = dma_cookie_status(chan, cookie, txstate);
+
+       if (!c->paused && c->running) {
+               uint32_t ccr = omap_dma_chan_read(c, CCR);
+               /*
+                * The channel is no longer active, set the return value
+                * accordingly
+                */
+               if (!(ccr & CCR_ENABLE))
+                       ret = DMA_COMPLETE;
+       }
+
        if (ret == DMA_COMPLETE || !txstate)
                return ret;