diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
index 91004a3c4794..06293bfcc831 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_dma_chain_status);
  * @param frame_count
  * @param callbk_data - channel callback parameter data.
  *
- * @return  - Success : start_dma status
+ * @return  - Success : 0
  * 	      Failure: -EINVAL/-EBUSY
  */
 int omap_dma_chain_a_transfer(int chain_id, int src_start, int dest_start,
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ int omap_dma_chain_a_transfer(int chain_id, int src_start, int dest_start,
 			dma_chan[lch].flags |= OMAP_DMA_ACTIVE;
 		}
 	}
-	return start_dma;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_dma_chain_a_transfer);