diff --git a/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c b/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
index 557364443a5f..c9c00650ddd5 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sh/rz-dmac.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static void rz_dmac_prepare_desc_for_memcpy(struct rz_dmac_chan *channel)
 	rz_dmac_set_dma_req_no(dmac, channel->index, dmac->info->default_dma_req_no);
 
 	channel->chcfg = chcfg;
-	channel->chctrl = CHCTRL_STG | CHCTRL_SETEN;
+	channel->chctrl = CHCTRL_STG;
 }
 
 static void rz_dmac_prepare_descs_for_slave_sg(struct rz_dmac_chan *channel)
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static void rz_dmac_prepare_descs_for_slave_sg(struct rz_dmac_chan *channel)
 
 	rz_dmac_set_dma_req_no(dmac, channel->index, channel->mid_rid);
 
-	channel->chctrl = CHCTRL_SETEN;
+	channel->chctrl = 0;
 }
 
 static void rz_dmac_xfer_desc(struct rz_dmac_chan *chan)