diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/include/mach/dma.h b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/include/mach/dma.h
index 13358ce2128c7c16346d4d65932c13dbf3630cdf..acaef6784e9529fb3cf2e3505b35dc63f8052376 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/include/mach/dma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/include/mach/dma.h
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ struct s3c2410_dma_chan {
 
 	/* channel configuration */
 	enum s3c2410_dmasrc	 source;
+	enum dma_ch		 req_ch;
 	unsigned long		 dev_addr;
 	unsigned long		 load_timeout;
 	unsigned int		 flags;		/* channel flags */
-	unsigned int		 hw_cfg;	/* last hw config */
 
 	struct s3c24xx_dma_map	*map;		/* channel hw maps */
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ extern int s3c2410_dma_enqueue(unsigned int channel, void *id,
  * configure the dma channel
 */
 
-extern int s3c2410_dma_config(unsigned int channel, int xferunit, int dcon);
+extern int s3c2410_dma_config(unsigned int channel, int xferunit);
 
 /* s3c2410_dma_devconfig
  *
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ extern int s3c2410_dma_config(unsigned int channel, int xferunit, int dcon);
 */
 
 extern int s3c2410_dma_devconfig(int channel, enum s3c2410_dmasrc source,
-				 int hwcfg, unsigned long devaddr);
+				 unsigned long devaddr);
 
 /* s3c2410_dma_getposition
  *
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c
index d3d1375d95b3768efba05799c774f68195b8c277..dc58a0ddc9f602bca55a3eb0d108e56b930dd677 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c
@@ -1038,14 +1038,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(s3c2410_dma_ctrl);
 /* s3c2410_dma_config
  *
  * xfersize:     size of unit in bytes (1,2,4)
- * dcon:         base value of the DCONx register
 */
 
 int s3c2410_dma_config(unsigned int channel,
-		       int xferunit,
-		       int dcon)
+		       int xferunit)
 {
 	struct s3c2410_dma_chan *chan = lookup_dma_channel(channel);
+	unsigned int dcon;
 
 	pr_debug("%s: chan=%d, xfer_unit=%d, dcon=%08x\n",
 		 __func__, channel, xferunit, dcon);
@@ -1055,10 +1054,33 @@ int s3c2410_dma_config(unsigned int channel,
 
 	pr_debug("%s: Initial dcon is %08x\n", __func__, dcon);
 
-	dcon |= chan->dcon & dma_sel.dcon_mask;
+	dcon = chan->dcon & dma_sel.dcon_mask;
 
 	pr_debug("%s: New dcon is %08x\n", __func__, dcon);
 
+	switch (chan->req_ch) {
+	case DMACH_I2S_IN:
+	case DMACH_I2S_OUT:
+	case DMACH_PCM_IN:
+	case DMACH_PCM_OUT:
+	case DMACH_MIC_IN:
+	default:
+		dcon |= S3C2410_DCON_HANDSHAKE;
+		dcon |= S3C2410_DCON_SYNC_PCLK;
+		break;
+
+	case DMACH_SDI:
+		/* note, ensure if need HANDSHAKE or not */
+		dcon |= S3C2410_DCON_SYNC_PCLK;
+		break;
+
+	case DMACH_XD0:
+	case DMACH_XD1:
+		dcon |= S3C2410_DCON_HANDSHAKE;
+		dcon |= S3C2410_DCON_SYNC_HCLK;
+		break;
+	}
+
 	switch (xferunit) {
 	case 1:
 		dcon |= S3C2410_DCON_BYTE;
@@ -1150,29 +1172,38 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(s3c2410_dma_set_buffdone_fn);
  * source:    S3C2410_DMASRC_HW: source is hardware
  *            S3C2410_DMASRC_MEM: source is memory
  *
- * hwcfg:     the value for xxxSTCn register,
- *            bit 0: 0=increment pointer, 1=leave pointer
- *            bit 1: 0=source is AHB, 1=source is APB
- *
  * devaddr:   physical address of the source
 */
 
 int s3c2410_dma_devconfig(int channel,
 			  enum s3c2410_dmasrc source,
-			  int hwcfg,
 			  unsigned long devaddr)
 {
 	struct s3c2410_dma_chan *chan = lookup_dma_channel(channel);
+	unsigned int hwcfg;
 
 	if (chan == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	pr_debug("%s: source=%d, hwcfg=%08x, devaddr=%08lx\n",
-		 __func__, (int)source, hwcfg, devaddr);
+	pr_debug("%s: source=%d, devaddr=%08lx\n",
+		 __func__, (int)source, devaddr);
 
 	chan->source = source;
 	chan->dev_addr = devaddr;
-	chan->hw_cfg = hwcfg;
+
+	switch (chan->req_ch) {
+	case DMACH_XD0:
+	case DMACH_XD1:
+		hwcfg = 0; /* AHB */
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		hwcfg = S3C2410_DISRCC_APB;
+	}
+
+	/* always assume our peripheral desintation is a fixed
+	 * address in memory. */
+	 hwcfg |= S3C2410_DISRCC_INC;
 
 	switch (source) {
 	case S3C2410_DMASRC_HW:
@@ -1278,8 +1309,8 @@ static int s3c2410_dma_resume(struct sys_device *dev)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "dma%d: restoring configuration\n", cp->number);
 
-	s3c2410_dma_config(no, cp->xfer_unit, cp->dcon);
-	s3c2410_dma_devconfig(no, cp->source, cp->hw_cfg, cp->dev_addr);
+	s3c2410_dma_config(no, cp->xfer_unit);
+	s3c2410_dma_devconfig(no, cp->source, cp->dev_addr);
 
 	/* re-select the dma source for this channel */
 
@@ -1476,6 +1507,7 @@ static struct s3c2410_dma_chan *s3c2410_dma_map_channel(int channel)
  found:
 	dmach = &s3c2410_chans[ch];
 	dmach->map = ch_map;
+	dmach->req_ch = channel;
 	dma_chan_map[channel] = dmach;
 
 	/* select the channel */
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/s3cmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/s3cmci.c
index 2db166b7096f42ddf1ed5eac276de476adb9fc3e..889f35047a52635ca77a8fb0bf3b3e073fddc34a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/s3cmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/s3cmci.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static void s3cmci_dma_setup(struct s3cmci_host *host,
 
 	last_source = source;
 
-	s3c2410_dma_devconfig(host->dma, source, 3,
+	s3c2410_dma_devconfig(host->dma, source,
 			      host->mem->start + host->sdidata);
 
 	if (!setup_ok) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c24xx-pcm.c b/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c24xx-pcm.c
index 169ddad31575e9601e3e703074a75c1fca398533..eecfa5eba06b0bf0b450d518368df1fe90cc52f6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c24xx-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c24xx-pcm.c
@@ -218,24 +218,17 @@ static int s3c24xx_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	 * sync to pclk, half-word transfers to the IIS-FIFO. */
 	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
 		s3c2410_dma_devconfig(prtd->params->channel,
-				S3C2410_DMASRC_MEM, S3C2410_DISRCC_INC |
-				S3C2410_DISRCC_APB, prtd->params->dma_addr);
-
-		s3c2410_dma_config(prtd->params->channel,
-				prtd->params->dma_size,
-				S3C2410_DCON_SYNC_PCLK |
-				S3C2410_DCON_HANDSHAKE);
+				      S3C2410_DMASRC_MEM,
+				      prtd->params->dma_addr);
 	} else {
-		s3c2410_dma_config(prtd->params->channel,
-				prtd->params->dma_size,
-				S3C2410_DCON_HANDSHAKE |
-				S3C2410_DCON_SYNC_PCLK);
-
 		s3c2410_dma_devconfig(prtd->params->channel,
-					S3C2410_DMASRC_HW, 0x3,
-					prtd->params->dma_addr);
+				      S3C2410_DMASRC_HW,
+				      prtd->params->dma_addr);
 	}
 
+	s3c2410_dma_config(prtd->params->channel,
+			   prtd->params->dma_size);
+
 	/* flush the DMA channel */
 	s3c2410_dma_ctrl(prtd->params->channel, S3C2410_DMAOP_FLUSH);
 	prtd->dma_loaded = 0;