diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
index a6620b671d1d..c3052fbfd092 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
@@ -2528,10 +2528,7 @@ dma40_prep_dma_cyclic(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t dma_addr,
 		dma_addr += period_len;
 	}
 
-	sg[periods].offset = 0;
-	sg_dma_len(&sg[periods]) = 0;
-	sg[periods].page_link =
-		((unsigned long)sg | 0x01) & ~0x02;
+	sg_chain(sg, periods + 1, sg);
 
 	txd = d40_prep_sg(chan, sg, sg, periods, direction,
 			  DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT);