goto err;
        }
 
-       ret = xudma_navss_psil_pair(tx_chn->common.udmax,
-                                   tx_chn->common.src_thread,
-                                   tx_chn->common.dst_thread);
-       if (ret) {
-               dev_err(dev, "PSI-L request err %d\n", ret);
-               goto err;
-       }
-
-       tx_chn->psil_paired = true;
-
-       /* reset TX RT registers */
-       k3_udma_glue_disable_tx_chn(tx_chn);
-
        k3_udma_glue_dump_tx_chn(tx_chn);
 
        return tx_chn;
 
 int k3_udma_glue_enable_tx_chn(struct k3_udma_glue_tx_channel *tx_chn)
 {
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = xudma_navss_psil_pair(tx_chn->common.udmax,
+                                   tx_chn->common.src_thread,
+                                   tx_chn->common.dst_thread);
+       if (ret) {
+               dev_err(tx_chn->common.dev, "PSI-L request err %d\n", ret);
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       tx_chn->psil_paired = true;
+
        xudma_tchanrt_write(tx_chn->udma_tchanx, UDMA_CHAN_RT_PEER_RT_EN_REG,
                            UDMA_PEER_RT_EN_ENABLE);
 
        xudma_tchanrt_write(tx_chn->udma_tchanx,
                            UDMA_CHAN_RT_PEER_RT_EN_REG, 0);
        k3_udma_glue_dump_tx_rt_chn(tx_chn, "txchn dis2");
+
+       if (tx_chn->psil_paired) {
+               xudma_navss_psil_unpair(tx_chn->common.udmax,
+                                       tx_chn->common.src_thread,
+                                       tx_chn->common.dst_thread);
+               tx_chn->psil_paired = false;
+       }
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(k3_udma_glue_disable_tx_chn);
 
                        goto err;
        }
 
-       ret = xudma_navss_psil_pair(rx_chn->common.udmax,
-                                   rx_chn->common.src_thread,
-                                   rx_chn->common.dst_thread);
-       if (ret) {
-               dev_err(dev, "PSI-L request err %d\n", ret);
-               goto err;
-       }
-
-       rx_chn->psil_paired = true;
-
-       /* reset RX RT registers */
-       k3_udma_glue_disable_rx_chn(rx_chn);
-
        k3_udma_glue_dump_rx_chn(rx_chn);
 
        return rx_chn;
 
 int k3_udma_glue_enable_rx_chn(struct k3_udma_glue_rx_channel *rx_chn)
 {
+       int ret;
+
        if (rx_chn->remote)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        if (rx_chn->flows_ready < rx_chn->flow_num)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       ret = xudma_navss_psil_pair(rx_chn->common.udmax,
+                                   rx_chn->common.src_thread,
+                                   rx_chn->common.dst_thread);
+       if (ret) {
+               dev_err(rx_chn->common.dev, "PSI-L request err %d\n", ret);
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       rx_chn->psil_paired = true;
+
        xudma_rchanrt_write(rx_chn->udma_rchanx, UDMA_CHAN_RT_CTL_REG,
                            UDMA_CHAN_RT_CTL_EN);
 
        xudma_rchanrt_write(rx_chn->udma_rchanx, UDMA_CHAN_RT_CTL_REG, 0);
 
        k3_udma_glue_dump_rx_rt_chn(rx_chn, "rxrt dis2");
+
+       if (rx_chn->psil_paired) {
+               xudma_navss_psil_unpair(rx_chn->common.udmax,
+                                       rx_chn->common.src_thread,
+                                       rx_chn->common.dst_thread);
+               rx_chn->psil_paired = false;
+       }
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(k3_udma_glue_disable_rx_chn);