diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
index b0438c4..dbb8bbb 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
@@ -807,6 +807,12 @@
 	struct ioat_desc_sw *desc, *_desc;
 	int in_use_descs = 0;
 
+	/* Before freeing channel resources first check
+	 * if they have been previously allocated for this channel.
+	 */
+	if (ioat_chan->desccount == 0)
+		return;
+
 	tasklet_disable(&ioat_chan->cleanup_task);
 	ioat_dma_memcpy_cleanup(ioat_chan);
 
@@ -869,6 +875,7 @@
 	ioat_chan->last_completion = ioat_chan->completion_addr = 0;
 	ioat_chan->pending = 0;
 	ioat_chan->dmacount = 0;
+	ioat_chan->desccount = 0;
 	ioat_chan->watchdog_completion = 0;
 	ioat_chan->last_compl_desc_addr_hw = 0;
 	ioat_chan->watchdog_tcp_cookie =