diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
index ab0fb804fb1e..f681df8f0ed3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *imxdma_prep_dma_cyclic(
 	sg_init_table(imxdmac->sg_list, periods);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < periods; i++) {
-		imxdmac->sg_list[i].page_link = 0;
+		sg_assign_page(&imxdmac->sg_list[i], NULL);
 		imxdmac->sg_list[i].offset = 0;
 		imxdmac->sg_list[i].dma_address = dma_addr;
 		sg_dma_len(&imxdmac->sg_list[i]) = period_len;
@@ -896,10 +896,7 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *imxdma_prep_dma_cyclic(
 	}
 
 	/* close the loop */
-	imxdmac->sg_list[periods].offset = 0;
-	sg_dma_len(&imxdmac->sg_list[periods]) = 0;
-	imxdmac->sg_list[periods].page_link =
-		((unsigned long)imxdmac->sg_list | 0x01) & ~0x02;
+	sg_chain(imxdmac->sg_list, periods + 1, imxdmac->sg_list);
 
 	desc->type = IMXDMA_DESC_CYCLIC;
 	desc->sg = imxdmac->sg_list;