diff --git a/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c b/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
index eca62d9e9772..6bfa77844e02 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
@@ -460,15 +460,12 @@ static void rz_dmac_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct rz_dmac_chan *channel = to_rz_dmac_chan(chan);
 	struct rz_dmac *dmac = to_rz_dmac(chan->device);
-	struct rz_lmdesc *lmdesc = channel->lmdesc.base;
 	struct rz_dmac_desc *desc, *_desc;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	unsigned int i;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&channel->vc.lock, flags);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < DMAC_NR_LMDESC; i++)
-		lmdesc[i].header = 0;
+	rz_lmdesc_setup(channel, channel->lmdesc.base);
 
 	rz_dmac_disable_hw(channel);
 	list_splice_tail_init(&channel->ld_active, &channel->ld_free);
@@ -560,15 +557,12 @@ rz_dmac_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 static int rz_dmac_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct rz_dmac_chan *channel = to_rz_dmac_chan(chan);
-	struct rz_lmdesc *lmdesc = channel->lmdesc.base;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	unsigned int i;
 	LIST_HEAD(head);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&channel->vc.lock, flags);
 	rz_dmac_disable_hw(channel);
-	for (i = 0; i < DMAC_NR_LMDESC; i++)
-		lmdesc[i].header = 0;
+	rz_lmdesc_setup(channel, channel->lmdesc.base);
 
 	list_splice_tail_init(&channel->ld_active, &channel->ld_free);
 	list_splice_tail_init(&channel->ld_queue, &channel->ld_free);