diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
index 2f9933156465..8a71f7536f29 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
@@ -894,11 +894,12 @@ void omap_start_dma(int lch)
 		int next_lch, cur_lch;
 		char dma_chan_link_map[MAX_LOGICAL_DMA_CH_COUNT];
 
-		dma_chan_link_map[lch] = 1;
 		/* Set the link register of the first channel */
 		enable_lnk(lch);
 
 		memset(dma_chan_link_map, 0, sizeof(dma_chan_link_map));
+		dma_chan_link_map[lch] = 1;
+
 		cur_lch = dma_chan[lch].next_lch;
 		do {
 			next_lch = dma_chan[cur_lch].next_lch;