diff --git a/drivers/dma/stm32-mdma.c b/drivers/dma/stm32-mdma.c
index 5838311cf990..ee1cbf3be75d 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/stm32-mdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/stm32-mdma.c
@@ -1127,6 +1127,8 @@ static void stm32_mdma_start_transfer(struct stm32_mdma_chan *chan)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	list_del(&vdesc->node);
+
 	chan->desc = to_stm32_mdma_desc(vdesc);
 	hwdesc = chan->desc->node[0].hwdesc;
 	chan->curr_hwdesc = 0;
@@ -1242,8 +1244,10 @@ static int stm32_mdma_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *c)
 	LIST_HEAD(head);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->vchan.lock, flags);
-	if (chan->busy) {
-		stm32_mdma_stop(chan);
+	if (chan->desc) {
+		vchan_terminate_vdesc(&chan->desc->vdesc);
+		if (chan->busy)
+			stm32_mdma_stop(chan);
 		chan->desc = NULL;
 	}
 	vchan_get_all_descriptors(&chan->vchan, &head);
@@ -1331,7 +1335,6 @@ static enum dma_status stm32_mdma_tx_status(struct dma_chan *c,
 
 static void stm32_mdma_xfer_end(struct stm32_mdma_chan *chan)
 {
-	list_del(&chan->desc->vdesc.node);
 	vchan_cookie_complete(&chan->desc->vdesc);
 	chan->desc = NULL;
 	chan->busy = false;