diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
index d0ae4613b87efa0b141b11fc588538d20444d337..c21aef74e8d18b5fb4fd6b80427437e26392f69b 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
@@ -1697,6 +1697,7 @@ static int at_xdmac_device_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &atchan->xfers_list, xfer_node)
 		at_xdmac_remove_xfer(atchan, desc);
 
+	clear_bit(AT_XDMAC_CHAN_IS_PAUSED, &atchan->status);
 	clear_bit(AT_XDMAC_CHAN_IS_CYCLIC, &atchan->status);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&atchan->lock, flags);
 
@@ -1829,6 +1830,8 @@ static int atmel_xdmac_resume(struct device *dev)
 		atchan = to_at_xdmac_chan(chan);
 		at_xdmac_chan_write(atchan, AT_XDMAC_CC, atchan->save_cc);
 		if (at_xdmac_chan_is_cyclic(atchan)) {
+			if (at_xdmac_chan_is_paused(atchan))
+				at_xdmac_device_resume(chan);
 			at_xdmac_chan_write(atchan, AT_XDMAC_CNDA, atchan->save_cnda);
 			at_xdmac_chan_write(atchan, AT_XDMAC_CNDC, atchan->save_cndc);
 			at_xdmac_chan_write(atchan, AT_XDMAC_CIE, atchan->save_cim);