diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
index 43acba2a1c0e..a6abfe702c5a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ struct xilinx_dma_device {
 #define to_dma_tx_descriptor(tx) \
 	container_of(tx, struct xilinx_dma_tx_descriptor, async_tx)
 #define xilinx_dma_poll_timeout(chan, reg, val, cond, delay_us, timeout_us) \
-	readl_poll_timeout(chan->xdev->regs + chan->ctrl_offset + reg, val, \
-			   cond, delay_us, timeout_us)
+	readl_poll_timeout_atomic(chan->xdev->regs + chan->ctrl_offset + reg, \
+				  val, cond, delay_us, timeout_us)
 
 /* IO accessors */
 static inline u32 dma_read(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan, u32 reg)