diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 3fa5ccfb45a1..0ec8d816e033 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -965,8 +965,6 @@ static int spi_imx_sdma_init(struct device *dev, struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	spi_imx_dma_configure(master, 1);
-
 	init_completion(&spi_imx->dma_rx_completion);
 	init_completion(&spi_imx->dma_tx_completion);
 	master->can_dma = spi_imx_can_dma;