diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c b/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
index d88e2aa64839..d692cc388126 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int atmel_spi_configure_dma(struct spi_master *master,
 	dma_cap_zero(mask);
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, mask);
 
-	master->dma_tx = dma_request_slave_channel_reason(dev, "tx");
+	master->dma_tx = dma_request_chan(dev, "tx");
 	if (IS_ERR(master->dma_tx)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(master->dma_tx);
 		if (err == -EPROBE_DEFER) {