diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
index 1c45212..10e43ea 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
@@ -919,6 +919,26 @@ err_desc_get:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+bool dw_dma_filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
+{
+	struct dw_dma_chan *dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
+	struct dw_dma_slave *dws = param;
+
+	if (!dws || dws->dma_dev != chan->device->dev)
+		return false;
+
+	/* We have to copy data since dws can be temporary storage */
+
+	dwc->src_id = dws->src_id;
+	dwc->dst_id = dws->dst_id;
+
+	dwc->src_master = dws->src_master;
+	dwc->dst_master = dws->dst_master;
+
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_dma_filter);
+
 /*
  * Fix sconfig's burst size according to dw_dmac. We need to convert them as:
  * 1 -> 0, 4 -> 1, 8 -> 2, 16 -> 3.
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/internal.h b/drivers/dma/dw/internal.h
index 43cc1df..2c8d02f 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/internal.h
@@ -43,28 +43,6 @@ int dw_dma_resume(struct dw_dma_chip *chip);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
 
-/**
- * dwc_get_dms - get destination master
- * @slave:	pointer to the custom slave configuration
- *
- * Returns destination master in the custom slave configuration if defined, or
- * default value otherwise.
- */
-static inline unsigned int dwc_get_dms(struct dw_dma_slave *slave)
-{
-	return slave ? slave->dst_master : 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * dwc_get_sms - get source master
- * @slave:	pointer to the custom slave configuration
- *
- * Returns source master in the custom slave configuration if defined, or
- * default value otherwise.
- */
-static inline unsigned int dwc_get_sms(struct dw_dma_slave *slave)
-{
-	return slave ? slave->src_master : 1;
-}
+extern bool dw_dma_filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param);
 
 #endif /* _DW_DMAC_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c b/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c
index 7aa3cd3..860c9ac 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c
@@ -25,74 +25,49 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
-struct dw_dma_of_filter_args {
-	struct dw_dma *dw;
-	unsigned int req;
-	unsigned int src;
-	unsigned int dst;
-};
-
-static bool dw_dma_of_filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
-{
-	struct dw_dma_chan *dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
-	struct dw_dma_of_filter_args *fargs = param;
-
-	/* Ensure the device matches our channel */
-	if (chan->device != &fargs->dw->dma)
-		return false;
-
-	dwc->src_id = fargs->req;
-	dwc->dst_id = fargs->req;
-	dwc->src_master	= fargs->src;
-	dwc->dst_master	= fargs->dst;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 static struct dma_chan *dw_dma_of_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 					struct of_dma *ofdma)
 {
 	struct dw_dma *dw = ofdma->of_dma_data;
-	struct dw_dma_of_filter_args fargs = {
-		.dw = dw,
+	struct dw_dma_slave slave = {
+		.dma_dev = dw->dma.dev,
 	};
 	dma_cap_mask_t cap;
 
 	if (dma_spec->args_count != 3)
 		return NULL;
 
-	fargs.req = dma_spec->args[0];
-	fargs.src = dma_spec->args[1];
-	fargs.dst = dma_spec->args[2];
+	slave.src_id = dma_spec->args[0];
+	slave.dst_id = dma_spec->args[0];
+	slave.src_master = dma_spec->args[1];
+	slave.dst_master = dma_spec->args[2];
 
-	if (WARN_ON(fargs.req >= DW_DMA_MAX_NR_REQUESTS ||
-		    fargs.src >= dw->nr_masters ||
-		    fargs.dst >= dw->nr_masters))
+	if (WARN_ON(slave.src_id >= DW_DMA_MAX_NR_REQUESTS ||
+		    slave.dst_id >= DW_DMA_MAX_NR_REQUESTS ||
+		    slave.src_master >= dw->nr_masters ||
+		    slave.dst_master >= dw->nr_masters))
 		return NULL;
 
 	dma_cap_zero(cap);
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, cap);
 
 	/* TODO: there should be a simpler way to do this */
-	return dma_request_channel(cap, dw_dma_of_filter, &fargs);
+	return dma_request_channel(cap, dw_dma_filter, &slave);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 static bool dw_dma_acpi_filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
 {
-	struct dw_dma_chan *dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
 	struct acpi_dma_spec *dma_spec = param;
+	struct dw_dma_slave slave = {
+		.dma_dev = dma_spec->dev,
+		.src_id = dma_spec->slave_id,
+		.dst_id = dma_spec->slave_id,
+		.src_master = 1,
+		.dst_master = 0,
+	};
 
-	if (chan->device->dev != dma_spec->dev ||
-	    chan->chan_id != dma_spec->chan_id)
-		return false;
-
-	dwc->src_id = dma_spec->slave_id;
-	dwc->dst_id = dma_spec->slave_id;
-	dwc->src_master = dwc_get_sms(NULL);
-	dwc->dst_master = dwc_get_dms(NULL);
-
-	return true;
+	return dw_dma_filter(chan, &slave);
 }
 
 static void dw_dma_acpi_controller_register(struct dw_dma *dw)
