diff --git a/drivers/spi/davinci_spi.c b/drivers/spi/davinci_spi.c
index 10b0a08d2625..1169e8e7462e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/davinci_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/davinci_spi.c
@@ -771,8 +771,6 @@ static int davinci_spi_bufs_dma(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_transfer *t)
 
 	/* disable all interrupts for dma transfers */
 	clear_io_bits(davinci_spi->base + SPIINT, SPIINT_MASKALL);
-	/* Disable SPI to write configuration bits in SPIDAT */
-	clear_io_bits(davinci_spi->base + SPIGCR1, SPIGCR1_SPIENA_MASK);
 	/* Enable SPI */
 	set_io_bits(davinci_spi->base + SPIGCR1, SPIGCR1_SPIENA_MASK);