diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-dma.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-dma.c
index bd70a7ed8067..f7d848fec9ab 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-dma.c
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ static int dw_spi_dma_wait(struct dw_spi *dws, unsigned int len, u32 speed)
 
 static inline bool dw_spi_dma_tx_busy(struct dw_spi *dws)
 {
-	return !(dw_readl(dws, DW_SPI_SR) & DW_SPI_SR_TF_EMPT);
+	return (dw_readl(dws, DW_SPI_SR) &
+		(DW_SPI_SR_BUSY | DW_SPI_SR_TF_EMPT)) != DW_SPI_SR_TF_EMPT;
 }
 
 static int dw_spi_dma_wait_tx_done(struct dw_spi *dws,