diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
index 2ed1ac3513f3..28a96141bd20 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
@@ -1409,6 +1409,7 @@ static void dma_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	struct d40_chan *d40c = (struct d40_chan *) data;
 	struct d40_desc *d40d;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	bool callback_active;
 	dma_async_tx_callback callback;
 	void *callback_param;
 
@@ -1432,6 +1433,7 @@ static void dma_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	}
 
 	/* Callback to client */
+	callback_active = !!(d40d->txd.flags & DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT);
 	callback = d40d->txd.callback;
 	callback_param = d40d->txd.callback_param;
 
@@ -1456,7 +1458,7 @@ static void dma_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&d40c->lock, flags);
 
-	if (callback && (d40d->txd.flags & DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT))
+	if (callback_active && callback)
 		callback(callback_param);
 
 	return;