diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
index 3542fdc..b1a651e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
@@ -323,18 +323,13 @@
 	struct omap2_mcspi	*mcspi;
 	struct omap2_mcspi_dma  *mcspi_dma;
 	unsigned int		count;
-	u8			* rx;
 	const u8		* tx;
-	void __iomem		*chstat_reg;
-	struct omap2_mcspi_cs	*cs = spi->controller_state;
 
 	mcspi = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
 	mcspi_dma = &mcspi->dma_channels[spi->chip_select];
 	count = xfer->len;
 
-	rx = xfer->rx_buf;
 	tx = xfer->tx_buf;
-	chstat_reg = cs->base + OMAP2_MCSPI_CHSTAT0;
 
 	if (mcspi_dma->dma_tx) {
 		struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx;
@@ -359,19 +354,6 @@
 	dma_async_issue_pending(mcspi_dma->dma_tx);
 	omap2_mcspi_set_dma_req(spi, 0, 1);
 
-	wait_for_completion(&mcspi_dma->dma_tx_completion);
-	dma_unmap_single(mcspi->dev, xfer->tx_dma, count,
-			 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-
-	/* for TX_ONLY mode, be sure all words have shifted out */
-	if (rx == NULL) {
-		if (mcspi_wait_for_reg_bit(chstat_reg,
-					OMAP2_MCSPI_CHSTAT_TXS) < 0)
-			dev_err(&spi->dev, "TXS timed out\n");
-		else if (mcspi_wait_for_reg_bit(chstat_reg,
-					OMAP2_MCSPI_CHSTAT_EOT) < 0)
-			dev_err(&spi->dev, "EOT timed out\n");
-	}
 }
 
 static unsigned
@@ -492,6 +474,7 @@
 	struct dma_slave_config	cfg;
 	enum dma_slave_buswidth width;
 	unsigned es;
+	void __iomem		*chstat_reg;
 
 	mcspi = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
 	mcspi_dma = &mcspi->dma_channels[spi->chip_select];
@@ -526,8 +509,24 @@
 		omap2_mcspi_tx_dma(spi, xfer, cfg);
 
 	if (rx != NULL)
-		return omap2_mcspi_rx_dma(spi, xfer, cfg, es);
+		count = omap2_mcspi_rx_dma(spi, xfer, cfg, es);
 
+	if (tx != NULL) {
+		chstat_reg = cs->base + OMAP2_MCSPI_CHSTAT0;
+		wait_for_completion(&mcspi_dma->dma_tx_completion);
+		dma_unmap_single(mcspi->dev, xfer->tx_dma, xfer->len,
+				 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+
+		/* for TX_ONLY mode, be sure all words have shifted out */
+		if (rx == NULL) {
+			if (mcspi_wait_for_reg_bit(chstat_reg,
+						OMAP2_MCSPI_CHSTAT_TXS) < 0)
+				dev_err(&spi->dev, "TXS timed out\n");
+			else if (mcspi_wait_for_reg_bit(chstat_reg,
+						OMAP2_MCSPI_CHSTAT_EOT) < 0)
+				dev_err(&spi->dev, "EOT timed out\n");
+		}
+	}
 	return count;
 }