diff --git a/firmware/export/config.h b/firmware/export/config.h
index 7f72cde7d4..221e9a8124 100644
--- a/firmware/export/config.h
+++ b/firmware/export/config.h
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 
 #endif /* BOOTLOADER */
 
-#if defined(HAVE_USBSTACK) || (CONFIG_CPU == JZ4732)
+#if defined(HAVE_USBSTACK) || (CONFIG_CPU == JZ4732) || (CONFIG_CPU == AS3525)
 #define HAVE_WAKEUP_OBJECTS
 #endif
 
diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/as3525/ata_sd_as3525.c b/firmware/target/arm/as3525/ata_sd_as3525.c
index 2437faf76c..726dffc6ab 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/as3525/ata_sd_as3525.c
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/as3525/ata_sd_as3525.c
@@ -553,8 +553,7 @@ static int sd_transfer_sectors(IF_MV2(int drive,) unsigned long start,
                                 (1<<3) /* DMA */                        |
                                 (9<<4) /* 2^9 = 512 */ ;
 
-        while(!dma_finished)
-            yield();
+        dma_wait_transfer(0);
 
         buf += transfer * SECTOR_SIZE;
         start += transfer;
diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/as3525/dma-pl081.c b/firmware/target/arm/as3525/dma-pl081.c
index 31021e1560..fbe488ce05 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/as3525/dma-pl081.c
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/as3525/dma-pl081.c
@@ -19,21 +19,30 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include "as3525.h"
 #include "pl081.h"
 #include "dma-target.h"
-#include <stdbool.h>
 #include "panic.h"
+#include "kernel.h"
 
-volatile bool dma_finished;
+static struct wakeup transfer_completion_signal[2]; /* 2 channels */
+
+inline void dma_wait_transfer(int channel)
+{
+    wakeup_wait(&transfer_completion_signal[channel], TIMEOUT_BLOCK);
+}
 
 void dma_init(void)
 {
     /* Enable DMA controller */
     CGU_PERI |= CGU_DMA_CLOCK_ENABLE;
-    DMAC_CONFIGURATION |= (1<<0);
+    DMAC_CONFIGURATION |= (1<<0);   /* TODO: disable controller when not used */
     DMAC_SYNC = 0;
     VIC_INT_ENABLE |= INTERRUPT_DMAC;
+
+    wakeup_init(&transfer_completion_signal[0]);
+    wakeup_init(&transfer_completion_signal[1]);
 }
 
 void dma_enable_channel(int channel, void *src, void *dst, int peri,
@@ -65,8 +74,6 @@ void dma_enable_channel(int channel, void *src, void *dst, int peri,
 
     DMAC_CH_CONTROL(channel) = control;
 
-    dma_finished = false;
-
     /* only needed if DMAC and Peripheral do not run at the same clock speed */
     DMAC_SYNC |= (1<<peri);
 
@@ -92,5 +99,5 @@ void INT_DMAC(void)
 
     DMAC_INT_TC_CLEAR |= (1<<channel); /* clear terminal count interrupt */
 
-    dma_finished = true; /* TODO : use struct wakeup ? */
+    wakeup_signal(&transfer_completion_signal[channel]);
 }
diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/as3525/dma-target.h b/firmware/target/arm/as3525/dma-target.h
index 74dff730ad..cd307b7b2a 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/as3525/dma-target.h
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/as3525/dma-target.h
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ void dma_enable_channel(int channel, void *src, void *dst, int peri,
                         int flow_controller, bool src_inc, bool dst_inc,
                         size_t size, int nwords);
 
-extern volatile bool dma_finished;
+inline void dma_wait_transfer(int channel);