diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
index e0459fd4d549..187ec6536dd6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
@@ -874,6 +874,7 @@ static int ti_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		dev_err(qspi->dev,
 			"dma_alloc_coherent failed, using PIO mode\n");
 		dma_release_channel(qspi->rx_chan);
+		qspi->rx_chan = NULL;
 		goto no_dma;
 	}
 	host->dma_rx = qspi->rx_chan;