diff --git a/drivers/dma/virt-dma.c b/drivers/dma/virt-dma.c
index a8054fc40ce..6f80432a3f0 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/virt-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/virt-dma.c
@@ -59,17 +59,28 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vchan_find_desc);
 static void vchan_complete(unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct virt_dma_chan *vc = (struct virt_dma_chan *)arg;
+	struct virt_dma_desc *vd;
+	dma_async_tx_callback cb = NULL;
+	void *cb_data = NULL;
 	LIST_HEAD(head);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&vc->lock);
 	list_splice_tail_init(&vc->desc_completed, &head);
+	vd = vc->cyclic;
+	if (vd) {
+		vc->cyclic = NULL;
+		cb = vd->tx.callback;
+		cb_data = vd->tx.callback_param;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&vc->lock);
 
+	if (cb)
+		cb(cb_data);
+
 	while (!list_empty(&head)) {
-		struct virt_dma_desc *vd = list_first_entry(&head,
-				struct virt_dma_desc, node);
-		dma_async_tx_callback cb = vd->tx.callback;
-		void *cb_data = vd->tx.callback_param;
+		vd = list_first_entry(&head, struct virt_dma_desc, node);
+		cb = vd->tx.callback;
+		cb_data = vd->tx.callback_param;
 
 		list_del(&vd->node);
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h b/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h
index 44ec57e7e41..85c19d63f9f 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ struct virt_dma_chan {
 	struct list_head desc_submitted;
 	struct list_head desc_issued;
 	struct list_head desc_completed;
+
+	struct virt_dma_desc *cyclic;
 };
 
 static inline struct virt_dma_chan *to_virt_chan(struct dma_chan *chan)
@@ -91,6 +93,18 @@ static inline void vchan_cookie_complete(struct virt_dma_desc *vd)
 	tasklet_schedule(&vc->task);
 }
 
+/**
+ * vchan_cyclic_callback - report the completion of a period
+ * vd: virtual descriptor
+ */
+static inline void vchan_cyclic_callback(struct virt_dma_desc *vd)
+{
+	struct virt_dma_chan *vc = to_virt_chan(vd->tx.chan);
+
+	vc->cyclic = vd;
+	tasklet_schedule(&vc->task);
+}
+
 /**
  * vchan_next_desc - peek at the next descriptor to be processed
  * vc: virtual channel to obtain descriptor from