diff --git a/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c b/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c
index 11c89df9a958..06bc0659a8f8 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c
@@ -253,8 +253,9 @@ struct pl08x_dma_chan {
 
 /**
  * struct pl08x_driver_data - the local state holder for the PL08x
- * @slave: slave engine for this instance
+ * @slave: optional slave engine for this instance
  * @memcpy: memcpy engine for this instance
+ * @has_slave: the PL08x has a slave engine (routed signals)
  * @base: virtual memory base (remapped) for the PL08x
  * @adev: the corresponding AMBA (PrimeCell) bus entry
  * @vd: vendor data for this PL08x variant
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ struct pl08x_dma_chan {
 struct pl08x_driver_data {
 	struct dma_device slave;
 	struct dma_device memcpy;
+	bool has_slave;
 	void __iomem *base;
 	struct amba_device *adev;
 	const struct vendor_data *vd;
@@ -705,7 +707,7 @@ static void pl08x_phy_free(struct pl08x_dma_chan *plchan)
 			break;
 		}
 
-	if (!next) {
+	if (!next && pl08x->has_slave) {
 		list_for_each_entry(p, &pl08x->slave.channels, vc.chan.device_node)
 			if (p->state == PL08X_CHAN_WAITING) {
 				next = p;
@@ -2085,12 +2087,15 @@ static int pl08x_debugfs_show(struct seq_file *s, void *data)
 			   pl08x_state_str(chan->state));
 	}
 
-	seq_printf(s, "\nPL08x virtual slave channels:\n");
-	seq_printf(s, "CHANNEL:\tSTATE:\n");
-	seq_printf(s, "--------\t------\n");
-	list_for_each_entry(chan, &pl08x->slave.channels, vc.chan.device_node) {
-		seq_printf(s, "%s\t\t%s\n", chan->name,
-			   pl08x_state_str(chan->state));
+	if (pl08x->has_slave) {
+		seq_printf(s, "\nPL08x virtual slave channels:\n");
+		seq_printf(s, "CHANNEL:\tSTATE:\n");
+		seq_printf(s, "--------\t------\n");
+		list_for_each_entry(chan, &pl08x->slave.channels,
+				    vc.chan.device_node) {
+			seq_printf(s, "%s\t\t%s\n", chan->name,
+				   pl08x_state_str(chan->state));
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2128,6 +2133,10 @@ static struct dma_chan *pl08x_find_chan_id(struct pl08x_driver_data *pl08x,
 {
 	struct pl08x_dma_chan *chan;
 
+	/* Trying to get a slave channel from something with no slave support */
+	if (!pl08x->has_slave)
+		return NULL;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(chan, &pl08x->slave.channels, vc.chan.device_node) {
 		if (chan->signal == id)
 			return &chan->vc.chan;
@@ -2265,20 +2274,24 @@ static int pl08x_of_probe(struct amba_device *adev,
 	 * for a device and have it's AHB interfaces set up at
 	 * translation time.
 	 */
-	chanp = devm_kcalloc(&adev->dev,
-			pl08x->vd->signals,
-			sizeof(struct pl08x_channel_data),
-			GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!chanp)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (pl08x->vd->signals) {
+		chanp = devm_kcalloc(&adev->dev,
+				     pl08x->vd->signals,
+				     sizeof(struct pl08x_channel_data),
+				     GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!chanp)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 
-	pd->slave_channels = chanp;
-	for (i = 0; i < pl08x->vd->signals; i++) {
-		/* chanp->periph_buses will be assigned at translation */
-		chanp->bus_id = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "slave%d", i);
-		chanp++;
+		pd->slave_channels = chanp;
+		for (i = 0; i < pl08x->vd->signals; i++) {
+			/*
+			 * chanp->periph_buses will be assigned at translation
+			 */
+			chanp->bus_id = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "slave%d", i);
+			chanp++;
+		}
+		pd->num_slave_channels = pl08x->vd->signals;
 	}
-	pd->num_slave_channels = pl08x->vd->signals;
 
 	pl08x->pd = pd;
 
@@ -2340,24 +2353,34 @@ static int pl08x_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 	pl08x->memcpy.directions = BIT(DMA_MEM_TO_MEM);
 	pl08x->memcpy.residue_granularity = DMA_RESIDUE_GRANULARITY_SEGMENT;
 
-	/* Initialize slave engine */
-	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, pl08x->slave.cap_mask);
-	dma_cap_set(DMA_CYCLIC, pl08x->slave.cap_mask);
-	pl08x->slave.dev = &adev->dev;
-	pl08x->slave.device_free_chan_resources = pl08x_free_chan_resources;
-	pl08x->slave.device_prep_dma_interrupt = pl08x_prep_dma_interrupt;
-	pl08x->slave.device_tx_status = pl08x_dma_tx_status;
-	pl08x->slave.device_issue_pending = pl08x_issue_pending;
-	pl08x->slave.device_prep_slave_sg = pl08x_prep_slave_sg;
-	pl08x->slave.device_prep_dma_cyclic = pl08x_prep_dma_cyclic;
-	pl08x->slave.device_config = pl08x_config;
-	pl08x->slave.device_pause = pl08x_pause;
-	pl08x->slave.device_resume = pl08x_resume;
-	pl08x->slave.device_terminate_all = pl08x_terminate_all;
-	pl08x->slave.src_addr_widths = PL80X_DMA_BUSWIDTHS;
-	pl08x->slave.dst_addr_widths = PL80X_DMA_BUSWIDTHS;
-	pl08x->slave.directions = BIT(DMA_DEV_TO_MEM) | BIT(DMA_MEM_TO_DEV);
-	pl08x->slave.residue_granularity = DMA_RESIDUE_GRANULARITY_SEGMENT;
+	/*
+	 * Initialize slave engine, if the block has no signals, that means
+	 * we have no slave support.
+	 */
+	if (vd->signals) {
+		pl08x->has_slave = true;
+		dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, pl08x->slave.cap_mask);
+		dma_cap_set(DMA_CYCLIC, pl08x->slave.cap_mask);
+		pl08x->slave.dev = &adev->dev;
+		pl08x->slave.device_free_chan_resources =
+			pl08x_free_chan_resources;
+		pl08x->slave.device_prep_dma_interrupt =
+			pl08x_prep_dma_interrupt;
+		pl08x->slave.device_tx_status = pl08x_dma_tx_status;
+		pl08x->slave.device_issue_pending = pl08x_issue_pending;
+		pl08x->slave.device_prep_slave_sg = pl08x_prep_slave_sg;
+		pl08x->slave.device_prep_dma_cyclic = pl08x_prep_dma_cyclic;
+		pl08x->slave.device_config = pl08x_config;
+		pl08x->slave.device_pause = pl08x_pause;
+		pl08x->slave.device_resume = pl08x_resume;
+		pl08x->slave.device_terminate_all = pl08x_terminate_all;
+		pl08x->slave.src_addr_widths = PL80X_DMA_BUSWIDTHS;
+		pl08x->slave.dst_addr_widths = PL80X_DMA_BUSWIDTHS;
+		pl08x->slave.directions =
+			BIT(DMA_DEV_TO_MEM) | BIT(DMA_MEM_TO_DEV);
+		pl08x->slave.residue_granularity =
+			DMA_RESIDUE_GRANULARITY_SEGMENT;
+	}
 
 	/* Get the platform data */
 	pl08x->pd = dev_get_platdata(&adev->dev);
@@ -2465,13 +2488,15 @@ static int pl08x_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 	}
 
 	/* Register slave channels */
-	ret = pl08x_dma_init_virtual_channels(pl08x, &pl08x->slave,
-			pl08x->pd->num_slave_channels, true);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_warn(&pl08x->adev->dev,
-			"%s failed to enumerate slave channels - %d\n",
-				__func__, ret);
-		goto out_no_slave;
+	if (pl08x->has_slave) {
+		ret = pl08x_dma_init_virtual_channels(pl08x, &pl08x->slave,
+					pl08x->pd->num_slave_channels, true);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_warn(&pl08x->adev->dev,
+				 "%s failed to enumerate slave channels - %d\n",
+				 __func__, ret);
+			goto out_no_slave;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = dma_async_device_register(&pl08x->memcpy);
@@ -2482,12 +2507,14 @@ static int pl08x_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 		goto out_no_memcpy_reg;
 	}
 
-	ret = dma_async_device_register(&pl08x->slave);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_warn(&pl08x->adev->dev,
+	if (pl08x->has_slave) {
+		ret = dma_async_device_register(&pl08x->slave);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_warn(&pl08x->adev->dev,
 			"%s failed to register slave as an async device - %d\n",
 			__func__, ret);
-		goto out_no_slave_reg;
+			goto out_no_slave_reg;
+		}
 	}
 
 	amba_set_drvdata(adev, pl08x);
@@ -2501,7 +2528,8 @@ static int pl08x_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 out_no_slave_reg:
 	dma_async_device_unregister(&pl08x->memcpy);
 out_no_memcpy_reg:
-	pl08x_free_virtual_channels(&pl08x->slave);
+	if (pl08x->has_slave)
+		pl08x_free_virtual_channels(&pl08x->slave);
 out_no_slave:
 	pl08x_free_virtual_channels(&pl08x->memcpy);
 out_no_memcpy:
