diff --git a/drivers/dma/k3dma.c b/drivers/dma/k3dma.c
index 4b36c8810517..d05471653224 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/k3dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/k3dma.c
@@ -229,9 +229,11 @@ static irqreturn_t k3_dma_int_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			c = p->vchan;
 			if (c && (tc1 & BIT(i))) {
 				spin_lock_irqsave(&c->vc.lock, flags);
-				vchan_cookie_complete(&p->ds_run->vd);
-				p->ds_done = p->ds_run;
-				p->ds_run = NULL;
+				if (p->ds_run != NULL) {
+					vchan_cookie_complete(&p->ds_run->vd);
+					p->ds_done = p->ds_run;
+					p->ds_run = NULL;
+				}
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&c->vc.lock, flags);
 			}
 			if (c && (tc2 & BIT(i))) {
@@ -271,6 +273,10 @@ static int k3_dma_start_txd(struct k3_dma_chan *c)
 	if (BIT(c->phy->idx) & k3_dma_get_chan_stat(d))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
+	/* Avoid losing track of  ds_run if a transaction is in flight */
+	if (c->phy->ds_run)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	if (vd) {
 		struct k3_dma_desc_sw *ds =
 			container_of(vd, struct k3_dma_desc_sw, vd);