diff --git a/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_common.c b/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_common.c
index 9c568eaa11..eb5cea6ae3 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_common.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_common.c
@@ -389,37 +389,39 @@ uint32_t i2s_get_buf_size(i2s_chan_handle_t handle, uint32_t data_bit_width, uin
 esp_err_t i2s_free_dma_desc(i2s_chan_handle_t handle)
 {
     I2S_NULL_POINTER_CHECK(TAG, handle);
-    if (!handle->dma.desc) {
-        return ESP_OK;
-    }
-    for (int i = 0; i < handle->dma.desc_num; i++) {
-        if (handle->dma.bufs[i]) {
-            free(handle->dma.bufs[i]);
-            handle->dma.bufs[i] = NULL;
-        }
-        if (handle->dma.desc[i]) {
-            free(handle->dma.desc[i]);
-            handle->dma.desc[i] = NULL;
-        }
-    }
-    if (handle->dma.bufs) {
-        free(handle->dma.bufs);
-        handle->dma.bufs = NULL;
-    }
+    handle->dma.buf_size = 0;
+
     if (handle->dma.desc) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < handle->dma.desc_num; i++) {
+            if (handle->dma.desc[i]) {
+                free(handle->dma.desc[i]);
+                handle->dma.desc[i] = NULL;
+            }
+        }
         free(handle->dma.desc);
         handle->dma.desc = NULL;
     }
 
+    if (handle->dma.bufs) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < handle->dma.desc_num; i++) {
+            if (handle->dma.bufs[i]) {
+                free(handle->dma.bufs[i]);
+                handle->dma.bufs[i] = NULL;
+            }
+        }
+        free(handle->dma.bufs);
+        handle->dma.bufs = NULL;
+    }
+
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
-esp_err_t i2s_alloc_dma_desc(i2s_chan_handle_t handle, uint32_t num, uint32_t bufsize)
+esp_err_t i2s_alloc_dma_desc(i2s_chan_handle_t handle, uint32_t bufsize)
 {
     I2S_NULL_POINTER_CHECK(TAG, handle);
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
     ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE(bufsize <= I2S_DMA_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, TAG, "dma buffer can't be bigger than %d", I2S_DMA_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE);
-    handle->dma.desc_num = num;
+    uint32_t num = handle->dma.desc_num;
     handle->dma.buf_size = bufsize;
 
     /* Descriptors must be in the internal RAM */
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_pdm.c b/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_pdm.c
index 9e0a4bdb13..5921ea4d2f 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_pdm.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_pdm.c
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ static esp_err_t i2s_pdm_tx_set_slot(i2s_chan_handle_t handle, const i2s_pdm_tx_
     uint32_t buf_size = i2s_get_buf_size(handle, slot_cfg->data_bit_width, handle->dma.frame_num);
     /* The DMA buffer need to re-allocate if the buffer size changed */
     if (handle->dma.buf_size != buf_size) {
-        handle->dma.buf_size = buf_size;
         ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_free_dma_desc(handle), TAG, "failed to free the old dma descriptor");
-        ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_alloc_dma_desc(handle, handle->dma.desc_num, buf_size),
+        ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_alloc_dma_desc(handle, buf_size),
                             TAG, "allocate memory for dma descriptor failed");
     }
     /* Share bck and ws signal in full-duplex mode */
@@ -388,9 +387,8 @@ static esp_err_t i2s_pdm_rx_set_slot(i2s_chan_handle_t handle, const i2s_pdm_rx_
     uint32_t buf_size = i2s_get_buf_size(handle, slot_cfg->data_bit_width, handle->dma.frame_num);
     /* The DMA buffer need to re-allocate if the buffer size changed */
     if (handle->dma.buf_size != buf_size) {
-        handle->dma.buf_size = buf_size;
         ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_free_dma_desc(handle), TAG, "failed to free the old dma descriptor");
-        ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_alloc_dma_desc(handle, handle->dma.desc_num, buf_size),
+        ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_alloc_dma_desc(handle, buf_size),
                             TAG, "allocate memory for dma descriptor failed");
     }
     /* Share bck and ws signal in full-duplex mode */
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_private.h b/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_private.h
index d2e914b80a..cd1fd571b8 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_private.h
+++ b/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_private.h
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ esp_err_t i2s_free_dma_desc(i2s_chan_handle_t handle);
  * @brief Allocate memory for I2S DMA descriptor and DMA buffer
  *
  * @param handle        I2S channel handle
- * @param num           Number of DMA descriptors
  * @param bufsize       The DMA buffer size
  *
  * @return
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ esp_err_t i2s_free_dma_desc(i2s_chan_handle_t handle);
  *      - ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG   NULL pointer or bufsize is too big
  *      - ESP_ERR_NO_MEM        No memory for DMA descriptor and DMA buffer
  */
-esp_err_t i2s_alloc_dma_desc(i2s_chan_handle_t handle, uint32_t num, uint32_t bufsize);
+esp_err_t i2s_alloc_dma_desc(i2s_chan_handle_t handle, uint32_t bufsize);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get DMA buffer size
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_std.c b/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_std.c
index dfa34610f9..dbed7dc3b2 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_std.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_std.c
@@ -106,9 +106,8 @@ static esp_err_t i2s_std_set_slot(i2s_chan_handle_t handle, const i2s_std_slot_c
     uint32_t buf_size = i2s_get_buf_size(handle, slot_cfg->data_bit_width, handle->dma.frame_num);
     /* The DMA buffer need to re-allocate if the buffer size changed */
     if (handle->dma.buf_size != buf_size) {
-        handle->dma.buf_size = buf_size;
         ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_free_dma_desc(handle), TAG, "failed to free the old dma descriptor");
-        ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_alloc_dma_desc(handle, handle->dma.desc_num, buf_size),
+        ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_alloc_dma_desc(handle, buf_size),
                             TAG, "allocate memory for dma descriptor failed");
     }
     bool is_slave = handle->role == I2S_ROLE_SLAVE;
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_tdm.c b/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_tdm.c
index aa6329aa39..b5a2e6ae20 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_tdm.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_i2s/i2s_tdm.c
@@ -114,9 +114,8 @@ static esp_err_t i2s_tdm_set_slot(i2s_chan_handle_t handle, const i2s_tdm_slot_c
     uint32_t buf_size = i2s_get_buf_size(handle, slot_cfg->data_bit_width, handle->dma.frame_num);
     /* The DMA buffer need to re-allocate if the buffer size changed */
     if (handle->dma.buf_size != buf_size) {
-        handle->dma.buf_size = buf_size;
         ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_free_dma_desc(handle), TAG, "failed to free the old dma descriptor");
-        ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_alloc_dma_desc(handle, handle->dma.desc_num, buf_size),
+        ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(i2s_alloc_dma_desc(handle, buf_size),
                             TAG, "allocate memory for dma descriptor failed");
     }
     bool is_slave = handle->role == I2S_ROLE_SLAVE;