diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
index 86d2158..6246fb4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
@@ -857,12 +857,6 @@
 	struct omap2_mcspi_dma	*mcspi_dma;
 	struct omap2_mcspi_cs	*cs = spi->controller_state;
 
-	if (spi->bits_per_word < 4 || spi->bits_per_word > 32) {
-		dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "setup: unsupported %d bit words\n",
-			spi->bits_per_word);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	mcspi_dma = &mcspi->dma_channels[spi->chip_select];
 
 	if (!cs) {
@@ -1072,10 +1066,7 @@
 		unsigned	len = t->len;
 
 		if (t->speed_hz > OMAP2_MCSPI_MAX_FREQ
-				|| (len && !(rx_buf || tx_buf))
-				|| (t->bits_per_word &&
-					(  t->bits_per_word < 4
-					   || t->bits_per_word > 32))) {
+				|| (len && !(rx_buf || tx_buf))) {
 			dev_dbg(mcspi->dev, "transfer: %d Hz, %d %s%s, %d bpw\n",
 					t->speed_hz,
 					len,
@@ -1196,7 +1187,7 @@
 
 	/* the spi->mode bits understood by this driver: */
 	master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH;
-
+	master->bits_per_word_mask = SPI_BPW_RANGE_MASK(4, 32);
 	master->setup = omap2_mcspi_setup;
 	master->prepare_transfer_hardware = omap2_prepare_transfer;
 	master->unprepare_transfer_hardware = omap2_unprepare_transfer;