diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index fc8bc80617d8..8fb0cd293b54 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -1913,11 +1913,16 @@ disable_clk_ipg:
 static bool sdma_filter_fn(struct dma_chan *chan, void *fn_param)
 {
 	struct sdma_channel *sdmac = to_sdma_chan(chan);
+	struct sdma_engine *sdma = sdmac->sdma;
 	struct imx_dma_data *data = fn_param;
 
 	if (!imx_dma_is_general_purpose(chan))
 		return false;
 
+	/* return false if it's not the right device */
+	if (sdma->dev->of_node != data->of_node)
+		return false;
+
 	sdmac->data = *data;
 	chan->private = &sdmac->data;
 
@@ -1945,6 +1950,7 @@ static struct dma_chan *sdma_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 	 * be set to sdmac->event_id1.
 	 */
 	data.dma_request2 = 0;
+	data.of_node = ofdma->of_node;
 
 	return dma_request_channel(mask, sdma_filter_fn, &data);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/dma-imx.h b/include/linux/platform_data/dma-imx.h
index 7d964e787299..9daea8d42a10 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/dma-imx.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/dma-imx.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ struct imx_dma_data {
 	int dma_request2; /* secondary DMA request line */
 	enum sdma_peripheral_type peripheral_type;
 	int priority;
+	struct device_node *of_node;
 };
 
 static inline int imx_dma_is_ipu(struct dma_chan *chan)