diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_dmac.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_dmac.c
index 41429388e47..1149976fca9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_dmac.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_dmac.c
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ DMA_HANDLE sam_dmachannel(uint8_t dmacno, uint32_t chflags)
   else
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SAMA5_DMAC0
+#ifdef CONFIG_SAMA5_DMAC1
   if (dmacno == 1)
     {
       dmac = &g_dmac1;