diff --git a/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h b/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h
index 2edb05505102..b09b75ab0751 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct virt_dma_chan {
 	struct list_head desc_completed;
 
 	struct virt_dma_desc *cyclic;
+	struct virt_dma_desc *vd_terminated;
 };
 
 static inline struct virt_dma_chan *to_virt_chan(struct dma_chan *chan)
@@ -129,6 +130,25 @@ static inline void vchan_cyclic_callback(struct virt_dma_desc *vd)
 	tasklet_schedule(&vc->task);
 }
 
+/**
+ * vchan_terminate_vdesc - Disable pending cyclic callback
+ * @vd: virtual descriptor to be terminated
+ *
+ * vc.lock must be held by caller
+ */
+static inline void vchan_terminate_vdesc(struct virt_dma_desc *vd)
+{
+	struct virt_dma_chan *vc = to_virt_chan(vd->tx.chan);
+
+	/* free up stuck descriptor */
+	if (vc->vd_terminated)
+		vchan_vdesc_fini(vc->vd_terminated);
+
+	vc->vd_terminated = vd;
+	if (vc->cyclic == vd)
+		vc->cyclic = NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * vchan_next_desc - peek at the next descriptor to be processed
  * @vc: virtual channel to obtain descriptor from
@@ -182,10 +202,20 @@ static inline void vchan_free_chan_resources(struct virt_dma_chan *vc)
  * Makes sure that all scheduled or active callbacks have finished running. For
  * proper operation the caller has to ensure that no new callbacks are scheduled
  * after the invocation of this function started.
+ * Free up the terminated cyclic descriptor to prevent memory leakage.
  */
 static inline void vchan_synchronize(struct virt_dma_chan *vc)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	tasklet_kill(&vc->task);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vc->lock, flags);
+	if (vc->vd_terminated) {
+		vchan_vdesc_fini(vc->vd_terminated);
+		vc->vd_terminated = NULL;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vc->lock, flags);
 }
 
 #endif