diff --git a/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c b/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
index 584f4e82a9be..1c0c2ec08fec 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 #define SUN8I_DMA_GATE		0x20
 #define SUN8I_DMA_GATE_ENABLE	0x4
 
+#define SUNXI_H3_SECURE_REG		0x20
+#define SUNXI_H3_DMA_GATE		0x28
+#define SUNXI_H3_DMA_GATE_ENABLE	0x4
 /*
  * Channels specific registers
  */
@@ -90,6 +93,9 @@
 #define NORMAL_WAIT	8
 #define DRQ_SDRAM	1
 
+/* forward declaration */
+struct sun6i_dma_dev;
+
 /*
  * Hardware channels / ports representation
  *
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ struct sun6i_dma_config {
 	 * however these SoCs really have and need this bit, as seen in the
 	 * BSP kernel source code.
 	 */
-	bool gate_needed;
+	void (*clock_autogate_enable)(struct sun6i_dma_dev *);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -267,6 +273,16 @@ static inline s8 convert_buswidth(enum dma_slave_buswidth addr_width)
 	return addr_width >> 1;
 }
 
+static void sun6i_enable_clock_autogate_a23(struct sun6i_dma_dev *sdev)
+{
+	writel(SUN8I_DMA_GATE_ENABLE, sdev->base + SUN8I_DMA_GATE);
+}
+
+static void sun6i_enable_clock_autogate_h3(struct sun6i_dma_dev *sdev)
+{
+	writel(SUNXI_H3_DMA_GATE_ENABLE, sdev->base + SUNXI_H3_DMA_GATE);
+}
+
 static size_t sun6i_get_chan_size(struct sun6i_pchan *pchan)
 {
 	struct sun6i_desc *txd = pchan->desc;
@@ -1020,13 +1036,14 @@ static struct sun6i_dma_config sun8i_a23_dma_cfg = {
 	.nr_max_channels = 8,
 	.nr_max_requests = 24,
 	.nr_max_vchans   = 37,
-	.gate_needed	 = true,
+	.clock_autogate_enable = sun6i_enable_clock_autogate_a23,
 };
 
 static struct sun6i_dma_config sun8i_a83t_dma_cfg = {
 	.nr_max_channels = 8,
 	.nr_max_requests = 28,
 	.nr_max_vchans   = 39,
+	.clock_autogate_enable = sun6i_enable_clock_autogate_a23,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1038,6 +1055,7 @@ static struct sun6i_dma_config sun8i_h3_dma_cfg = {
 	.nr_max_channels = 12,
 	.nr_max_requests = 27,
 	.nr_max_vchans   = 34,
+	.clock_autogate_enable = sun6i_enable_clock_autogate_h3,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1049,7 +1067,7 @@ static struct sun6i_dma_config sun8i_v3s_dma_cfg = {
 	.nr_max_channels = 8,
 	.nr_max_requests = 23,
 	.nr_max_vchans   = 24,
-	.gate_needed	 = true,
+	.clock_autogate_enable = sun6i_enable_clock_autogate_a23,
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id sun6i_dma_match[] = {
@@ -1197,8 +1215,8 @@ static int sun6i_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_dma_unregister;
 	}
 
-	if (sdc->cfg->gate_needed)
-		writel(SUN8I_DMA_GATE_ENABLE, sdc->base + SUN8I_DMA_GATE);
+	if (sdc->cfg->clock_autogate_enable)
+		sdc->cfg->clock_autogate_enable(sdc);
 
 	return 0;