diff --git a/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c b/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c
index 6548595c26dc..493af2f6e33a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *mxs_dma_prep_slave_sg(
 		idx = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (direction == DMA_NONE) {
+	if (direction == DMA_TRANS_NONE) {
 		ccw = &mxs_chan->ccw[idx++];
 		pio = (u32 *) sgl;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/dmaengine.h b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
index 5532bb8b500c..679b349d9b66 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmaengine.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ enum dma_transfer_direction {
 	DMA_MEM_TO_DEV,
 	DMA_DEV_TO_MEM,
 	DMA_DEV_TO_DEV,
+	DMA_TRANS_NONE,
 };
 
 /**