diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c
index e018459b534f..65dc7bbb0a13 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c
@@ -194,7 +194,11 @@ static int irq_process_pending_llist(struct idxd_irq_entry *irq_entry,
 		u8 status = desc->completion->status & DSA_COMP_STATUS_MASK;
 
 		if (status) {
-			if (unlikely(status == IDXD_COMP_DESC_ABORT)) {
+			/*
+			 * Check against the original status as ABORT is software defined
+			 * and 0xff, which DSA_COMP_STATUS_MASK can mask out.
+			 */
+			if (unlikely(desc->completion->status == IDXD_COMP_DESC_ABORT)) {
 				complete_desc(desc, IDXD_COMPLETE_ABORT);
 				(*processed)++;
 				continue;
@@ -250,7 +254,11 @@ static int irq_process_work_list(struct idxd_irq_entry *irq_entry,
 	list_for_each_entry(desc, &flist, list) {
 		u8 status = desc->completion->status & DSA_COMP_STATUS_MASK;
 
-		if (unlikely(status == IDXD_COMP_DESC_ABORT)) {
+		/*
+		 * Check against the original status as ABORT is software defined
+		 * and 0xff, which DSA_COMP_STATUS_MASK can mask out.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(desc->completion->status == IDXD_COMP_DESC_ABORT)) {
 			complete_desc(desc, IDXD_COMPLETE_ABORT);
 			continue;
 		}