struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = io->substream;
        struct device *dev = rsnd_priv_to_dev(priv);
        struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc;
+       int is_play = rsnd_io_is_play(io);
 
        desc = dmaengine_prep_dma_cyclic(dma->chan,
                                         substream->runtime->dma_addr,
                                         snd_pcm_lib_buffer_bytes(substream),
                                         snd_pcm_lib_period_bytes(substream),
-                                        dma->dir,
+                                        is_play ? DMA_MEM_TO_DEV : DMA_DEV_TO_MEM,
                                         DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 
        if (!desc) {
        if (ret < 0)
                goto rsnd_dma_init_err;
 
-       dma->dir = is_play ? DMA_MEM_TO_DEV : DMA_DEV_TO_MEM;
-
        return 0;
 
 rsnd_dma_init_err: