* @dma_chan: inputer and output DMA channels
  * @dma_data: private dma data
  * @pos: hardware pointer position
+ * @req_dma_chan: flag to release dev_to_dev chan
  * @private: pair private area
  */
 struct fsl_asrc_pair {
        struct dma_chan *dma_chan[2];
        struct imx_dma_data dma_data;
        unsigned int pos;
+       bool req_dma_chan;
 
        void *private;
 };
 
 
                pair->dma_chan[dir] =
                        dma_request_channel(mask, filter, &pair->dma_data);
+               pair->req_dma_chan = true;
        } else {
-               if (!be_chan)
-                       dma_release_channel(tmp_chan);
-               pair->dma_chan[dir] =
-                       asrc->get_dma_channel(pair, dir);
+               pair->dma_chan[dir] = tmp_chan;
+               /* Do not flag to release if we are reusing the Back-End one */
+               pair->req_dma_chan = !be_chan;
        }
 
        if (!pair->dma_chan[dir]) {
        ret = dmaengine_slave_config(pair->dma_chan[dir], &config_be);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(dev, "failed to config DMA channel for Back-End\n");
-               dma_release_channel(pair->dma_chan[dir]);
+               if (pair->req_dma_chan)
+                       dma_release_channel(pair->dma_chan[dir]);
                return ret;
        }
 
 static int fsl_asrc_dma_hw_free(struct snd_soc_component *component,
                                struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
+       bool tx = substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK;
        struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
        struct fsl_asrc_pair *pair = runtime->private_data;
+       u8 dir = tx ? OUT : IN;
 
        snd_pcm_set_runtime_buffer(substream, NULL);
 
-       if (pair->dma_chan[IN])
-               dma_release_channel(pair->dma_chan[IN]);
+       if (pair->dma_chan[!dir])
+               dma_release_channel(pair->dma_chan[!dir]);
 
-       if (pair->dma_chan[OUT])
-               dma_release_channel(pair->dma_chan[OUT]);
+       /* release dev_to_dev chan if we aren't reusing the Back-End one */
+       if (pair->dma_chan[dir] && pair->req_dma_chan)
+               dma_release_channel(pair->dma_chan[dir]);
 
-       pair->dma_chan[IN] = NULL;
-       pair->dma_chan[OUT] = NULL;
+       pair->dma_chan[!dir] = NULL;
+       pair->dma_chan[dir] = NULL;
 
        return 0;
 }