diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
index 74635a6fa8ca..621ce742ad21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
@@ -1072,6 +1072,7 @@ out_clk_disable_unprepare:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(db->clk);
 out_dispose_mapping:
 	irq_dispose_mapping(ndev->irq);
+	dma_release_channel(db->rx_chan);
 out_iounmap:
 	iounmap(db->membase);
 out: