diff --git a/drivers/dma/owl-dma.c b/drivers/dma/owl-dma.c
index 7812a6338acd..7ff04bf04b31 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/owl-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/owl-dma.c
@@ -172,13 +172,11 @@ struct owl_dma_txd {
  * @id: physical index to this channel
  * @base: virtual memory base for the dma channel
  * @vchan: the virtual channel currently being served by this physical channel
- * @lock: a lock to use when altering an instance of this struct
  */
 struct owl_dma_pchan {
 	u32			id;
 	void __iomem		*base;
 	struct owl_dma_vchan	*vchan;
-	spinlock_t		lock;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -396,14 +394,14 @@ static struct owl_dma_pchan *owl_dma_get_pchan(struct owl_dma *od,
 	for (i = 0; i < od->nr_pchans; i++) {
 		pchan = &od->pchans[i];
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&pchan->lock, flags);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&od->lock, flags);
 		if (!pchan->vchan) {
 			pchan->vchan = vchan;
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pchan->lock, flags);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&od->lock, flags);
 			break;
 		}
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pchan->lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&od->lock, flags);
 	}
 
 	return pchan;