diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_udphs.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_udphs.c
index 33053f4726d7d..6c8c7dfb9c5e7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_udphs.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_udphs.c
@@ -2374,11 +2374,6 @@ static void sam_dma_interrupt(struct sam_usbdev_s *priv, int epno)
 
   privep = &priv->eplist[epno];
 
-  /* Get the request from the head of the endpoint request queue */
-
-  privreq = sam_rqpeek(&privep->reqq);
-  DEBUGASSERT(privreq);
-
   /* Get the result of the DMA operation */
 
   dmastatus = sam_getreg(SAM_UDPHS_DMASTATUS(epno));
@@ -2439,7 +2434,12 @@ static void sam_dma_interrupt(struct sam_usbdev_s *priv, int epno)
         }
       else if (privep->epstate == UDPHS_EPSTATE_RECEIVING)
         {
-          /* privreg->inflight holds the total transfer size */
+          /* privreg->inflight holds the total transfer size
+           * Get the request from the head of the endpoint request queue
+          */
+
+          privreq           = sam_rqpeek(&privep->reqq);
+          DEBUGASSERT(privreq);
 
           xfrsize           = privreq->inflight;
           privreq->inflight = 0;
@@ -2495,8 +2495,13 @@ static void sam_dma_interrupt(struct sam_usbdev_s *priv, int epno)
        * BUFF_COUNT should not be zero.  BUFF_COUNT was set to the
        * 'inflight' count when the DMA started so the difference will
        * give us the actual size of the transfer.
+       *
+       * Get the request from the head of the endpoint request queue first.
        */
 
+      privreq            = sam_rqpeek(&privep->reqq);
+      DEBUGASSERT(privreq);
+
       bufcnt             = ((dmastatus & UDPHS_DMASTATUS_BUFCNT_MASK)
                            >> UDPHS_DMASTATUS_BUFCNT_SHIFT);
       xfrsize            = privreq->inflight - bufcnt;