diff --git a/src/drivers/dw/dma.c b/src/drivers/dw/dma.c
index b1407c699..2e1c4ce57 100644
--- a/src/drivers/dw/dma.c
+++ b/src/drivers/dw/dma.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ static void dw_dma_verify_transfer(struct dma_chan_data *channel,
 {
 	struct dw_dma_chan_data *dw_chan = dma_chan_get_data(channel);
 #if CONFIG_HW_LLI
-	struct dw_lli *ll_uncached = cache_to_uncache(dw_chan->lli_current);
+	struct dw_lli *lli = platform_dw_dma_lli_get(dw_chan->lli_current);
 
 	switch (next->status) {
 	case DMA_CB_STATUS_END:
@@ -825,11 +825,11 @@ static void dw_dma_verify_transfer(struct dma_chan_data *channel,
 			      DW_CHAN_MASK(channel->index));
 		/* fallthrough */
 	default:
-		while (ll_uncached->ctrl_hi & DW_CTLH_DONE(1)) {
-			ll_uncached->ctrl_hi &= ~DW_CTLH_DONE(1);
+		while (lli->ctrl_hi & DW_CTLH_DONE(1)) {
+			lli->ctrl_hi &= ~DW_CTLH_DONE(1);
 			dw_chan->lli_current =
 				(struct dw_lli *)dw_chan->lli_current->llp;
-			ll_uncached = cache_to_uncache(dw_chan->lli_current);
+			lli = platform_dw_dma_lli_get(dw_chan->lli_current);
 		}
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/src/platform/intel/cavs/include/cavs/drivers/dw-dma.h b/src/platform/intel/cavs/include/cavs/drivers/dw-dma.h
index 030cc7e37..3e664f8ee 100644
--- a/src/platform/intel/cavs/include/cavs/drivers/dw-dma.h
+++ b/src/platform/intel/cavs/include/cavs/drivers/dw-dma.h
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ static inline void platform_dw_dma_llp_disable(struct dma *dma,
 		   shim_read(DW_CHLLPC(dma, chan)) & ~SHIM_GPDMA_CHLLPC_EN);
 }
 
+static inline struct dw_lli *platform_dw_dma_lli_get(struct dw_lli *lli)
+{
+	return cache_to_uncache(lli);
+}
+
 #endif /* __CAVS_LIB_DW_DMA_H__ */
 
 #else