diff --git a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
index dae87b1a4c6e..cf12f2d84be2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
@@ -352,21 +352,21 @@ static int map_dma_buffers(struct driver_data *drv_data)
 	} else
 		drv_data->tx_map_len = drv_data->len;
 
-	/* Stream map the rx buffer */
-	drv_data->rx_dma = dma_map_single(dev, drv_data->rx,
-						drv_data->rx_map_len,
-						DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-	if (dma_mapping_error(dev, drv_data->rx_dma))
+	/* Stream map the tx buffer. Always do DMA_TO_DEVICE first
+	 * so we flush the cache *before* invalidating it, in case
+	 * the tx and rx buffers overlap.
+	 */
+	drv_data->tx_dma = dma_map_single(dev, drv_data->tx,
+					drv_data->tx_map_len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+	if (dma_mapping_error(dev, drv_data->tx_dma))
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Stream map the tx buffer */
-	drv_data->tx_dma = dma_map_single(dev, drv_data->tx,
-						drv_data->tx_map_len,
-						DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-
-	if (dma_mapping_error(dev, drv_data->tx_dma)) {
-		dma_unmap_single(dev, drv_data->rx_dma,
+	/* Stream map the rx buffer */
+	drv_data->rx_dma = dma_map_single(dev, drv_data->rx,
 					drv_data->rx_map_len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	if (dma_mapping_error(dev, drv_data->rx_dma)) {
+		dma_unmap_single(dev, drv_data->tx_dma,
+					drv_data->tx_map_len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		return 0;
 	}