diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/spi.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/spi.h
index 734d1fb99614..fe699140269c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/spi.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/spi.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ struct davinci_spi_platform_data {
 	u8	wdelay;
 	u8	odd_parity;
 	u8	parity_enable;
-	u8	wait_enable;
 	u8	timer_disable;
 	u8	clk_internal;
 	u8	intr_level;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/davinci_spi.c b/drivers/spi/davinci_spi.c
index 17269ad54a99..54808577c121 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/davinci_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/davinci_spi.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static int davinci_spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 					SPIFMT_PARITYENA_MASK,
 					spi->chip_select);
 
-		if (davinci_spi->pdata->wait_enable)
+		if (spi->mode & SPI_READY)
 			set_fmt_bits(davinci_spi->base,
 					SPIFMT_WAITENA_MASK,
 					spi->chip_select);