diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c
index 242ac2768518..b044d4071690 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c
@@ -220,19 +220,23 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *dw_spi_dma_prepare_rx(struct dw_spi *dws,
 
 static int mid_spi_dma_setup(struct dw_spi *dws, struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 {
-	u16 dma_ctrl = 0;
+	u16 imr = 0, dma_ctrl = 0;
 
 	dw_writel(dws, DW_SPI_DMARDLR, 0xf);
 	dw_writel(dws, DW_SPI_DMATDLR, 0x10);
 
-	if (xfer->tx_buf)
+	if (xfer->tx_buf) {
 		dma_ctrl |= SPI_DMA_TDMAE;
-	if (xfer->rx_buf)
+		imr |= SPI_INT_TXOI;
+	}
+	if (xfer->rx_buf) {
 		dma_ctrl |= SPI_DMA_RDMAE;
+		imr |= SPI_INT_RXUI | SPI_INT_RXOI;
+	}
 	dw_writel(dws, DW_SPI_DMACR, dma_ctrl);
 
 	/* Set the interrupt mask */
-	spi_umask_intr(dws, SPI_INT_TXOI | SPI_INT_RXUI | SPI_INT_RXOI);
+	spi_umask_intr(dws, imr);
 
 	dws->transfer_handler = dma_transfer;