diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index f3b0fcd..ab3fc46 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -1881,7 +1881,8 @@
 	if (!host->dma_ops)
 		goto no_dma;
 
-	if (host->dma_ops->init) {
+	if (host->dma_ops->init && host->dma_ops->start &&
+	    host->dma_ops->stop && host->dma_ops->cleanup) {
 		if (host->dma_ops->init(host)) {
 			dev_err(&host->dev, "%s: Unable to initialize "
 				"DMA Controller.\n", __func__);