diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
index 6fa809da61dd..ffa564fbf970 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ static int rockchip_spi_pio_transfer(struct rockchip_spi *rs)
 {
 	int remain = 0;
 
+	spi_enable_chip(rs, 1);
+
 	do {
 		if (rs->tx) {
 			remain = rs->tx_end - rs->tx;
@@ -498,6 +500,8 @@ static int rockchip_spi_prepare_dma(struct rockchip_spi *rs)
 		dma_async_issue_pending(rs->dma_rx.ch);
 	}
 
+	spi_enable_chip(rs, 1);
+
 	if (txdesc) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&rs->lock, flags);
 		rs->state |= TXBUSY;
@@ -506,7 +510,8 @@ static int rockchip_spi_prepare_dma(struct rockchip_spi *rs)
 		dma_async_issue_pending(rs->dma_tx.ch);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	/* 1 means the transfer is in progress */
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static void rockchip_spi_config(struct rockchip_spi *rs)
@@ -589,7 +594,6 @@ static int rockchip_spi_transfer_one(
 		struct spi_device *spi,
 		struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
 	struct rockchip_spi *rs = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 
 	WARN_ON(readl_relaxed(rs->regs + ROCKCHIP_SPI_SSIENR) &&
@@ -633,24 +637,10 @@ static int rockchip_spi_transfer_one(
 
 	rockchip_spi_config(rs);
 
-	if (rs->use_dma) {
-		if (rs->tmode == CR0_XFM_RO) {
-			/* rx: dma must be prepared first */
-			ret = rockchip_spi_prepare_dma(rs);
-			spi_enable_chip(rs, 1);
-		} else {
-			/* tx or tr: spi must be enabled first */
-			spi_enable_chip(rs, 1);
-			ret = rockchip_spi_prepare_dma(rs);
-		}
-		/* successful DMA prepare means the transfer is in progress */
-		ret = ret ? ret : 1;
-	} else {
-		spi_enable_chip(rs, 1);
-		ret = rockchip_spi_pio_transfer(rs);
-	}
+	if (rs->use_dma)
+		return rockchip_spi_prepare_dma(rs);
 
-	return ret;
+	return rockchip_spi_pio_transfer(rs);
 }
 
 static bool rockchip_spi_can_dma(struct spi_master *master,