diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
index 281121f00138..321965607fc0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ static void giveback(struct dw_spi *dws)
 
 static void int_error_stop(struct dw_spi *dws, const char *msg)
 {
-	/* Stop the hw */
-	spi_enable_chip(dws, 0);
+	spi_reset_chip(dws);
 
 	dev_err(&dws->master->dev, "%s\n", msg);
 	dws->cur_msg->state = ERROR_STATE;
@@ -606,9 +605,7 @@ static void dw_spi_cleanup(struct spi_device *spi)
 /* Restart the controller, disable all interrupts, clean rx fifo */
 static void spi_hw_init(struct device *dev, struct dw_spi *dws)
 {
-	spi_enable_chip(dws, 0);
-	spi_mask_intr(dws, 0xff);
-	spi_enable_chip(dws, 1);
+	spi_reset_chip(dws);
 
 	/*
 	 * Try to detect the FIFO depth if not set by interface driver,
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
index 3d32be68c142..1a7f083c2217 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
@@ -216,6 +216,18 @@ static inline void spi_umask_intr(struct dw_spi *dws, u32 mask)
 	dw_writel(dws, DW_SPI_IMR, new_mask);
 }
 
+/*
+ * This does disable the SPI controller, interrupts, and re-enable the
+ * controller back. Transmit and receive FIFO buffers are cleared when the
+ * device is disabled.
+ */
+static inline void spi_reset_chip(struct dw_spi *dws)
+{
+	spi_enable_chip(dws, 0);
+	spi_mask_intr(dws, 0xff);
+	spi_enable_chip(dws, 1);
+}
+
 /*
  * Each SPI slave device to work with dw_api controller should
  * has such a structure claiming its working mode (PIO/DMA etc),