diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
index 6541ebf8bf63..bbb4be5a3ff4 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
@@ -819,8 +819,11 @@ static void fsl_dma_update_completed_cookie(struct fsldma_chan *chan)
 	desc = to_fsl_desc(chan->ld_running.prev);
 	if (dma_is_idle(chan))
 		cookie = desc->async_tx.cookie;
-	else
+	else {
 		cookie = desc->async_tx.cookie - 1;
+		if (unlikely(cookie < DMA_MIN_COOKIE))
+			cookie = DMA_MAX_COOKIE;
+	}
 
 	chan->completed_cookie = cookie;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/dmaengine.h b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
index 78784982b33e..4d8d619f28bc 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmaengine.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
  * if dma_cookie_t is >0 it's a DMA request cookie, <0 it's an error code
  */
 typedef s32 dma_cookie_t;
+#define DMA_MIN_COOKIE	1
+#define DMA_MAX_COOKIE	INT_MAX
 
 #define dma_submit_error(cookie) ((cookie) < 0 ? 1 : 0)