diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
index fc0fe81ac95f..8c76894d0eb1 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
@@ -292,20 +292,18 @@ static int prepare_dma(struct s3c64xx_spi_dma_data *dma,
 	if (dma->direction == DMA_DEV_TO_MEM) {
 		sdd = container_of((void *)dma,
 			struct s3c64xx_spi_driver_data, rx_dma);
-		config.direction = dma->direction;
 		config.src_addr = sdd->sfr_start + S3C64XX_SPI_RX_DATA;
 		config.src_addr_width = sdd->cur_bpw / 8;
 		config.src_maxburst = 1;
-		dmaengine_slave_config(dma->ch, &config);
 	} else {
 		sdd = container_of((void *)dma,
 			struct s3c64xx_spi_driver_data, tx_dma);
-		config.direction = dma->direction;
 		config.dst_addr = sdd->sfr_start + S3C64XX_SPI_TX_DATA;
 		config.dst_addr_width = sdd->cur_bpw / 8;
 		config.dst_maxburst = 1;
-		dmaengine_slave_config(dma->ch, &config);
 	}
+	config.direction = dma->direction;
+	dmaengine_slave_config(dma->ch, &config);
 
 	desc = dmaengine_prep_slave_sg(dma->ch, sgt->sgl, sgt->nents,
 				       dma->direction, DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT);