diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
index 68441fa448de..352eed7463ac 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
@@ -329,7 +329,8 @@ static void omap2_mcspi_set_fifo(const struct spi_device *spi,
 disable_fifo:
 	if (t->rx_buf != NULL)
 		chconf &= ~OMAP2_MCSPI_CHCONF_FFER;
-	else
+
+	if (t->tx_buf != NULL)
 		chconf &= ~OMAP2_MCSPI_CHCONF_FFET;
 
 	mcspi_write_chconf0(spi, chconf);