diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
index e4ae2ee..84b3c6a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
@@ -1579,11 +1579,14 @@ static void at_xdmac_handle_cyclic(struct at_xdmac_chan *atchan)
 	struct at_xdmac_desc		*desc;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor	*txd;
 
-	desc = list_first_entry(&atchan->xfers_list, struct at_xdmac_desc, xfer_node);
-	txd = &desc->tx_dma_desc;
+	if (!list_empty(&atchan->xfers_list)) {
+		desc = list_first_entry(&atchan->xfers_list,
+					struct at_xdmac_desc, xfer_node);
+		txd = &desc->tx_dma_desc;
 
-	if (txd->flags & DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT)
-		dmaengine_desc_get_callback_invoke(txd, NULL);
+		if (txd->flags & DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT)
+			dmaengine_desc_get_callback_invoke(txd, NULL);
+	}
 }
 
 static void at_xdmac_handle_error(struct at_xdmac_chan *atchan)