diff --git a/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h b/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
index eb73a3a39ec2..f86ef5ea9b01 100644
--- a/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
@@ -90,11 +90,6 @@ void snd_dmaengine_pcm_set_config_from_dai_data(
  * makes sense if SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT is set as well.
  */
 #define SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT BIT(1)
-/*
- * The platforms dmaengine driver does not support reporting the amount of
- * bytes that are still left to transfer.
- */
-#define SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE BIT(2)
 /*
  * The PCM is half duplex and the DMA channel is shared between capture and
  * playback.
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c
index b6625c8c411b..dd57a9eac171 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ static const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config atmel_dmaengine_pcm_config = {
 
 int atmel_pcm_dma_platform_register(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(dev, &atmel_dmaengine_pcm_config,
-			SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE);
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(dev, &atmel_dmaengine_pcm_config, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(atmel_pcm_dma_platform_register);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-pcm.c b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-pcm.c
index 5f664471d99e..67a73330db5e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-pcm.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ int devm_ep93xx_pcm_platform_register(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return devm_snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(dev,
 		&ep93xx_dmaengine_pcm_config,
-		SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE |
 		SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT |
 		SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT);
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
index ec79c3d5e65e..ee2671b80592 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
@@ -664,8 +664,7 @@ static int fsl_sai_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (sai->sai_on_imx)
 		return imx_pcm_dma_init(pdev);
 	else
-		return devm_snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(&pdev->dev, NULL,
-				SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE);
+		return devm_snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(&pdev->dev, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id fsl_sai_ids[] = {
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
index c9917ca5de1a..6fd1906af387 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 
 #include <sound/dmaengine_pcm.h>
 
+/*
+ * The platforms dmaengine driver does not support reporting the amount of
+ * bytes that are still left to transfer.
+ */
+#define SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE BIT(31)
+
 struct dmaengine_pcm {
 	struct dma_chan *chan[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_LAST + 1];
 	const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config *config;
@@ -222,14 +228,18 @@ static struct dma_chan *dmaengine_pcm_compat_request_channel(
 	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_request_channel(fn, dma_data->filter_data);
 }
 
-static bool dmaengine_pcm_can_report_residue(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static bool dmaengine_pcm_can_report_residue(struct device *dev,
+	struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct dma_slave_caps dma_caps;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = dma_get_slave_caps(chan, &dma_caps);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		return true;
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		dev_warn(dev, "Failed to get DMA channel capabilities, falling back to period counting: %d\n",
+			 ret);
+		return false;
+	}
 
 	if (dma_caps.residue_granularity == DMA_RESIDUE_GRANULARITY_DESCRIPTOR)
 		return false;
@@ -289,14 +299,7 @@ static int dmaengine_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		/*
-		 * This will only return false if we know for sure that at least
-		 * one channel does not support residue reporting. If the DMA
-		 * driver does not implement the slave_caps API we rely having
-		 * the NO_RESIDUE flag set manually in case residue reporting is
-		 * not supported.
-		 */
-		if (!dmaengine_pcm_can_report_residue(pcm->chan[i]))
+		if (!dmaengine_pcm_can_report_residue(dev, pcm->chan[i]))
 			pcm->flags |= SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_pcm.c b/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_pcm.c
index 51a66a87305a..f12c01dddc8d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_pcm.c
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ int ux500_pcm_register_platform(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		pcm_config = &ux500_dmaengine_pcm_config;
 
 	ret = snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(&pdev->dev, pcm_config,
-					 SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE |
 					 SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev,