diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 498e35c8db2c..272bc871a848 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -659,11 +659,18 @@ static int mx51_ecspi_prepare_transfer(struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx,
 		ctrl |= (spi_imx->target_burst * 8 - 1)
 			<< MX51_ECSPI_CTRL_BL_OFFSET;
 	else {
-		if (spi_imx->count >= 512)
-			ctrl |= 0xFFF << MX51_ECSPI_CTRL_BL_OFFSET;
-		else
-			ctrl |= (spi_imx->count * spi_imx->bits_per_word - 1)
+		if (spi_imx->usedma) {
+			ctrl |= (spi_imx->bits_per_word *
+				spi_imx_bytes_per_word(spi_imx->bits_per_word) - 1)
 				<< MX51_ECSPI_CTRL_BL_OFFSET;
+		} else {
+			if (spi_imx->count >= MX51_ECSPI_CTRL_MAX_BURST)
+				ctrl |= (MX51_ECSPI_CTRL_MAX_BURST - 1)
+						<< MX51_ECSPI_CTRL_BL_OFFSET;
+			else
+				ctrl |= (spi_imx->count * spi_imx->bits_per_word - 1)
+						<< MX51_ECSPI_CTRL_BL_OFFSET;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* set clock speed */