diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
index b971505b8715..08d71dafa001 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ static struct dw_edma_chunk *dw_edma_alloc_chunk(struct dw_edma_desc *desc)
 
 	if (desc->chunk) {
 		/* Create and add new element into the linked list */
-		desc->chunks_alloc++;
-		list_add_tail(&chunk->list, &desc->chunk->list);
 		if (!dw_edma_alloc_burst(chunk)) {
 			kfree(chunk);
 			return NULL;
 		}
+		desc->chunks_alloc++;
+		list_add_tail(&chunk->list, &desc->chunk->list);
 	} else {
 		/* List head */
 		chunk->burst = NULL;