diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
index e06c34bdc34a..2f9933156465 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
@@ -701,8 +701,8 @@ int omap_request_dma(int dev_id, const char *dev_name,
 	for (ch = 0; ch < dma_chan_count; ch++) {
 		if (free_ch == -1 && dma_chan[ch].dev_id == -1) {
 			free_ch = ch;
-			if (dev_id == 0)
-				break;
+			/* Exit after first free channel found */
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 	if (free_ch == -1) {