diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f20xxx_dma.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f20xxx_dma.c
index f0d6bb4cd2..55aab352f1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f20xxx_dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f20xxx_dma.c
@@ -721,11 +721,11 @@ void stm32_dmasetup(DMA_HANDLE handle, uint32_t paddr, uint32_t maddr,
   regval  = dmast_getreg(dmast, STM32_DMA_SCR_OFFSET);
   regval &= ~(DMA_SCR_PFCTRL|DMA_SCR_DIR_MASK|DMA_SCR_PINC|DMA_SCR_MINC|
               DMA_SCR_PSIZE_MASK|DMA_SCR_MSIZE_MASK|DMA_SCR_PINCOS|
-              DMA_SCR_CIRC|DMA_SCR_DBM|DMA_SCR_CT|DMA_SCR_PL_MASK|
+              DMA_SCR_CIRC|DMA_SCR_DBM|DMA_SCR_CT|
               DMA_SCR_PBURST_MASK|DMA_SCR_MBURST_MASK);
   scr    &=  (DMA_SCR_PFCTRL|DMA_SCR_DIR_MASK|DMA_SCR_PINC|DMA_SCR_MINC|
               DMA_SCR_PSIZE_MASK|DMA_SCR_MSIZE_MASK|DMA_SCR_PINCOS|
-              DMA_SCR_DBM|DMA_SCR_CIRC|DMA_SCR_PL_MASK|
+              DMA_SCR_DBM|DMA_SCR_CIRC|
               DMA_SCR_PBURST_MASK|DMA_SCR_MBURST_MASK);
   regval |= scr;
   dmast->nonstop = (scr & (DMA_SCR_DBM|DMA_SCR_CIRC)) != 0;
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f40xxx_dma.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f40xxx_dma.c
index 907650b1df..dcbbf1856f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f40xxx_dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f40xxx_dma.c
@@ -721,11 +721,11 @@ void stm32_dmasetup(DMA_HANDLE handle, uint32_t paddr, uint32_t maddr,
   regval  = dmast_getreg(dmast, STM32_DMA_SCR_OFFSET);
   regval &= ~(DMA_SCR_PFCTRL|DMA_SCR_DIR_MASK|DMA_SCR_PINC|DMA_SCR_MINC|
               DMA_SCR_PSIZE_MASK|DMA_SCR_MSIZE_MASK|DMA_SCR_PINCOS|
-              DMA_SCR_CIRC|DMA_SCR_DBM|DMA_SCR_CT|DMA_SCR_PL_MASK|
+              DMA_SCR_CIRC|DMA_SCR_DBM|DMA_SCR_CT|
               DMA_SCR_PBURST_MASK|DMA_SCR_MBURST_MASK);
   scr    &=  (DMA_SCR_PFCTRL|DMA_SCR_DIR_MASK|DMA_SCR_PINC|DMA_SCR_MINC|
               DMA_SCR_PSIZE_MASK|DMA_SCR_MSIZE_MASK|DMA_SCR_PINCOS|
-              DMA_SCR_DBM|DMA_SCR_CIRC|DMA_SCR_PL_MASK|
+              DMA_SCR_DBM|DMA_SCR_CIRC|
               DMA_SCR_PBURST_MASK|DMA_SCR_MBURST_MASK);
   regval |= scr;
   dmast->nonstop = (scr & (DMA_SCR_DBM|DMA_SCR_CIRC)) != 0;