diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
index f7e1e7085e31..b65c21d048f9 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ struct fsl_dspi {
 	u16					tx_cmd;
 	const struct fsl_dspi_devtype_data	*devtype_data;
 
-	wait_queue_head_t			waitq;
-	u32					waitflags;
+	struct completion			xfer_done;
 
 	struct fsl_dspi_dma			*dma;
 
@@ -890,10 +889,8 @@ static irqreturn_t dspi_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	if (!(spi_sr & (SPI_SR_EOQF | SPI_SR_CMDTCF)))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
-	if (dspi_rxtx(dspi) == 0) {
-		dspi->waitflags = 1;
-		wake_up_interruptible(&dspi->waitq);
-	}
+	if (dspi_rxtx(dspi) == 0)
+		complete(&dspi->xfer_done);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
@@ -973,13 +970,9 @@ static int dspi_transfer_one_message(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 				status = dspi_poll(dspi);
 			} while (status == -EINPROGRESS);
 		} else if (trans_mode != DSPI_DMA_MODE) {
-			status = wait_event_interruptible(dspi->waitq,
-							  dspi->waitflags);
-			dspi->waitflags = 0;
+			wait_for_completion(&dspi->xfer_done);
+			reinit_completion(&dspi->xfer_done);
 		}
-		if (status)
-			dev_err(&dspi->pdev->dev,
-				"Waiting for transfer to complete failed!\n");
 
 		spi_transfer_delay_exec(transfer);
 	}
@@ -1359,7 +1352,7 @@ static int dspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_clk_put;
 	}
 
-	init_waitqueue_head(&dspi->waitq);
+	init_completion(&dspi->xfer_done);
 
 poll_mode: