diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/dma.c b/arch/arc/mm/dma.c
index 74a637a..57706a9 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/dma.c
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 
 	/* This is kernel Virtual address (0x7000_0000 based) */
 	kvaddr = ioremap_nocache((unsigned long)paddr, size);
-	if (kvaddr != NULL)
-		memset(kvaddr, 0, size);
+	if (kvaddr == NULL)
+		return NULL;
 
 	/* This is bus address, platform dependent */
 	*dma_handle = (dma_addr_t)paddr;