diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c
index 68ce89db17dbe46ea053e00437700ee1bedbc765..9785983dfbae00e958c8fa65f357e6278992f479 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ int s3c2410_dma_request(unsigned int channel,
 
 	pr_debug("%s: channel initialised, %p\n", __FUNCTION__, chan);
 
-	return 0;
+	return chan->number | DMACH_LOW_LEVEL;
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(s3c2410_dma_request);