diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
index b71cc04..adc266e 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
@@ -418,6 +418,19 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * fsl_dma_free_descriptor - Free descriptor from channel's DMA pool.
+ * @chan : Freescale DMA channel
+ * @desc: descriptor to be freed
+ */
+static void fsl_dma_free_descriptor(struct fsldma_chan *chan,
+		struct fsl_desc_sw *desc)
+{
+	list_del(&desc->node);
+	chan_dbg(chan, "LD %p free\n", desc);
+	dma_pool_free(chan->desc_pool, desc, desc->async_tx.phys);
+}
+
+/**
  * fsl_dma_alloc_descriptor - Allocate descriptor from channel's DMA pool.
  * @chan : Freescale DMA channel
  *
@@ -489,11 +502,8 @@
 {
 	struct fsl_desc_sw *desc, *_desc;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, list, node) {
-		list_del(&desc->node);
-		chan_dbg(chan, "LD %p free\n", desc);
-		dma_pool_free(chan->desc_pool, desc, desc->async_tx.phys);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, list, node)
+		fsl_dma_free_descriptor(chan, desc);
 }
 
 static void fsldma_free_desc_list_reverse(struct fsldma_chan *chan,
@@ -501,11 +511,8 @@
 {
 	struct fsl_desc_sw *desc, *_desc;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(desc, _desc, list, node) {
-		list_del(&desc->node);
-		chan_dbg(chan, "LD %p free\n", desc);
-		dma_pool_free(chan->desc_pool, desc, desc->async_tx.phys);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(desc, _desc, list, node)
+		fsl_dma_free_descriptor(chan, desc);
 }
 
 /**