diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mt65xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mt65xx.c
index 81eac9fbd08cb..cafb773f78616 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mt65xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mt65xx.c
@@ -426,24 +426,15 @@ static int mtk_spi_fifo_transfer(struct spi_master *master,
 	mtk_spi_prepare_transfer(master, xfer);
 	mtk_spi_setup_packet(master);
 
-	cnt = xfer->len / 4;
-	if (xfer->tx_buf)
+	if (xfer->tx_buf) {
+		cnt = xfer->len / 4;
 		iowrite32_rep(mdata->base + SPI_TX_DATA_REG, xfer->tx_buf, cnt);
-
-	if (xfer->rx_buf)
-		ioread32_rep(mdata->base + SPI_RX_DATA_REG, xfer->rx_buf, cnt);
-
-	remainder = xfer->len % 4;
-	if (remainder > 0) {
-		reg_val = 0;
-		if (xfer->tx_buf) {
+		remainder = xfer->len % 4;
+		if (remainder > 0) {
+			reg_val = 0;
 			memcpy(&reg_val, xfer->tx_buf + (cnt * 4), remainder);
 			writel(reg_val, mdata->base + SPI_TX_DATA_REG);
 		}
-		if (xfer->rx_buf) {
-			reg_val = readl(mdata->base + SPI_RX_DATA_REG);
-			memcpy(xfer->rx_buf + (cnt * 4), &reg_val, remainder);
-		}
 	}
 
 	mtk_spi_enable_transfer(master);