diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm63xx-hsspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm63xx-hsspi.c
index af51488659b87..bc700649d2702 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm63xx-hsspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm63xx-hsspi.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int bcm63xx_hsspi_do_txrx(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_transfer *t)
 	int step_size = HSSPI_BUFFER_LEN;
 	const u8 *tx = t->tx_buf;
 	u8 *rx = t->rx_buf;
-	u32 val;
+	u32 val = 0;
 	unsigned long limit;
 
 	bcm63xx_hsspi_set_clk(bs, spi, t->speed_hz);
@@ -233,11 +233,16 @@ static int bcm63xx_hsspi_do_txrx(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_transfer *t)
 		step_size -= HSSPI_OPCODE_LEN;
 
 	if ((opcode == HSSPI_OP_READ && t->rx_nbits == SPI_NBITS_DUAL) ||
-	    (opcode == HSSPI_OP_WRITE && t->tx_nbits == SPI_NBITS_DUAL))
+	    (opcode == HSSPI_OP_WRITE && t->tx_nbits == SPI_NBITS_DUAL)) {
 		opcode |= HSSPI_OP_MULTIBIT;
 
-	__raw_writel(1 << MODE_CTRL_MULTIDATA_WR_SIZE_SHIFT |
-		     1 << MODE_CTRL_MULTIDATA_RD_SIZE_SHIFT | 0xff,
+		if (t->rx_nbits == SPI_NBITS_DUAL)
+			val |= 1 << MODE_CTRL_MULTIDATA_RD_SIZE_SHIFT;
+		if (t->tx_nbits == SPI_NBITS_DUAL)
+			val |= 1 << MODE_CTRL_MULTIDATA_WR_SIZE_SHIFT;
+	}
+
+	__raw_writel(val | 0xff,
 		     bs->regs + HSSPI_PROFILE_MODE_CTRL_REG(chip_select));
 
 	while (pending > 0) {