diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index c92c89467e7ed..5446b07dcd3a1 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ static int spi_transfer_wait(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 {
 	struct spi_statistics *statm = &ctlr->statistics;
 	struct spi_statistics *stats = &msg->spi->statistics;
-	unsigned long long ms = 1;
+	unsigned long long ms;
 
 	if (spi_controller_is_slave(ctlr)) {
 		if (wait_for_completion_interruptible(&ctlr->xfer_completion)) {