diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
index 729215885250..332a6abd8cf3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
@@ -376,9 +376,6 @@ static void pump_transfers(unsigned long data)
 	chip = dws->cur_chip;
 	spi = message->spi;
 
-	if (unlikely(!chip->clk_div))
-		chip->clk_div = dws->max_freq / chip->speed_hz;
-
 	if (message->state == ERROR_STATE) {
 		message->status = -EIO;
 		goto early_exit;
@@ -419,7 +416,7 @@ static void pump_transfers(unsigned long data)
 	if (transfer->speed_hz) {
 		speed = chip->speed_hz;
 
-		if (transfer->speed_hz != speed) {
+		if ((transfer->speed_hz != speed) || (!chip->clk_div)) {
 			speed = transfer->speed_hz;
 
 			/* clk_div doesn't support odd number */
@@ -581,7 +578,6 @@ static int dw_spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 		dev_err(&spi->dev, "No max speed HZ parameter\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	chip->speed_hz = spi->max_speed_hz;
 
 	chip->tmode = 0; /* Tx & Rx */
 	/* Default SPI mode is SCPOL = 0, SCPH = 0 */