diff --git a/drivers/dma/pl330.c b/drivers/dma/pl330.c
index 88750a34e859..bc8050c025b7 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/pl330.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/pl330.c
@@ -961,6 +961,7 @@ static void _stop(struct pl330_thread *thrd)
 {
 	void __iomem *regs = thrd->dmac->base;
 	u8 insn[6] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+	u32 inten = readl(regs + INTEN);
 
 	if (_state(thrd) == PL330_STATE_FAULT_COMPLETING)
 		UNTIL(thrd, PL330_STATE_FAULTING | PL330_STATE_KILLING);
@@ -973,10 +974,13 @@ static void _stop(struct pl330_thread *thrd)
 
 	_emit_KILL(0, insn);
 
-	/* Stop generating interrupts for SEV */
-	writel(readl(regs + INTEN) & ~(1 << thrd->ev), regs + INTEN);
-
 	_execute_DBGINSN(thrd, insn, is_manager(thrd));
+
+	/* clear the event */
+	if (inten & (1 << thrd->ev))
+		writel(1 << thrd->ev, regs + INTCLR);
+	/* Stop generating interrupts for SEV */
+	writel(inten & ~(1 << thrd->ev), regs + INTEN);
 }
 
 /* Start doing req 'idx' of thread 'thrd' */