diff --git a/stmhal/dma.c b/stmhal/dma.c
index 60d7b0210c..df40cc696d 100644
--- a/stmhal/dma.c
+++ b/stmhal/dma.c
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ void dma_init(DMA_HandleTypeDef *dma, const dma_descr_t *dma_descr, void *data){
             HAL_NVIC_SetPriority(dma_irqn[dma_id], IRQ_PRI_DMA, IRQ_SUBPRI_DMA);
         } else {
             // only necessary initialization
+            dma->State = HAL_DMA_STATE_READY;
 #if defined(MCU_SERIES_F4)
             // calculate DMA base address and bitshift to be used in IRQ handler
             extern uint32_t DMA_CalcBaseAndBitshift(DMA_HandleTypeDef *hdma);