diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_dmac.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_dmac.c
index 33541943cc..9c0b3940ac 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_dmac.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_dmac.c
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ static void sam_freelinklist(struct sam_dmach_s *dmach)
 {
   struct sam_dmac_s *dmac = sam_controller(dmach);
   struct dma_linklist_s *desc;
-  struct dma_linklist_s *dscr;
+  uintptr_t paddr;
 
   /* Get the head of the link list and detach the link list from the DMA
    * channel
@@ -1480,15 +1480,22 @@ static void sam_freelinklist(struct sam_dmach_s *dmach)
   dmach->llhead    = NULL;
   dmach->lltail    = NULL;
 
-  /* Reset each descriptor in the link list (thereby freeing them) */
-
   while (desc != NULL)
     {
-      dscr = (struct dma_linklist_s *)desc->dscr;
+      /* Get the physical address of the next desriptor in the list */
+
+      paddr = desc->dscr;
+
       DEBUGASSERT(desc->saddr != 0);
+
+      /* Free the descriptor by simply nullifying it */
+
       memset(desc, 0, sizeof(struct dma_linklist_s));
       sam_givedsem(dmac);
-      desc = dscr;
+
+      /* Get the virtual address of the next descriptor in the list */
+
+      desc = (struct dma_linklist_s *)sam_virtramaddr(paddr);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1644,7 +1651,7 @@ static inline int sam_single(struct sam_dmach_s *dmach)
   sam_putdmac(dmac, DMAC_CHER_ENA(dmach->chan), SAM_DMAC_CHER_OFFSET);
 
   /* The DMA has been started. Once the transfer completes, hardware sets
-   * the interrupts and disables the channel.  We will received buffer
+   * the interrupts and disables the channel.  We will receive buffer
    * complete and transfer complete interrupts.
    *
    * Enable error, buffer complete and transfer complete interrupts.