diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
index e247031f91f7..aea86262ed66 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
@@ -224,14 +224,9 @@ static void sh_mmcif_start_dma_rx(struct sh_mmcif_host *host)
 	if (desc) {
 		desc->callback = mmcif_dma_complete;
 		desc->callback_param = host;
-		cookie = desc->tx_submit(desc);
-		if (cookie < 0) {
-			desc = NULL;
-			ret = cookie;
-		} else {
-			sh_mmcif_bitset(host, MMCIF_CE_BUF_ACC, BUF_ACC_DMAREN);
-			chan->device->device_issue_pending(chan);
-		}
+		cookie = dmaengine_submit(desc);
+		sh_mmcif_bitset(host, MMCIF_CE_BUF_ACC, BUF_ACC_DMAREN);
+		dma_async_issue_pending(chan);
 	}
 	dev_dbg(&host->pd->dev, "%s(): mapped %d -> %d, cookie %d\n",
 		__func__, host->data->sg_len, ret, cookie);
@@ -277,14 +272,9 @@ static void sh_mmcif_start_dma_tx(struct sh_mmcif_host *host)
 	if (desc) {
 		desc->callback = mmcif_dma_complete;
 		desc->callback_param = host;
-		cookie = desc->tx_submit(desc);
-		if (cookie < 0) {
-			desc = NULL;
-			ret = cookie;
-		} else {
-			sh_mmcif_bitset(host, MMCIF_CE_BUF_ACC, BUF_ACC_DMAWEN);
-			chan->device->device_issue_pending(chan);
-		}
+		cookie = dmaengine_submit(desc);
+		sh_mmcif_bitset(host, MMCIF_CE_BUF_ACC, BUF_ACC_DMAWEN);
+		dma_async_issue_pending(chan);
 	}
 	dev_dbg(&host->pd->dev, "%s(): mapped %d -> %d, cookie %d\n",
 		__func__, host->data->sg_len, ret, cookie);