diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 6ec647bbba77..a81ae29aa68a 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ static int spi_imx_transfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 
 	/* flush rxfifo before transfer */
 	while (spi_imx->devtype_data->rx_available(spi_imx))
-		spi_imx->rx(spi_imx);
+		readl(spi_imx->base + MXC_CSPIRXDATA);
 
 	if (spi_imx->slave_mode)
 		return spi_imx_pio_transfer_slave(spi, transfer);