diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 567a242..15b23f0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -89,11 +89,15 @@ struct spi_imx_data {
 
 	struct completion xfer_done;
 	void __iomem *base;
+	unsigned long base_phys;
+
 	struct clk *clk_per;
 	struct clk *clk_ipg;
 	unsigned long spi_clk;
 	unsigned int spi_bus_clk;
 
+	unsigned int bytes_per_word;
+
 	unsigned int count;
 	void (*tx)(struct spi_imx_data *);
 	void (*rx)(struct spi_imx_data *);
@@ -199,15 +203,35 @@ static unsigned int spi_imx_clkdiv_2(unsigned int fin,
 	return 7;
 }
 
+static int spi_imx_bytes_per_word(const int bpw)
+{
+	return DIV_ROUND_UP(bpw, BITS_PER_BYTE);
+}
+
 static bool spi_imx_can_dma(struct spi_master *master, struct spi_device *spi,
 			 struct spi_transfer *transfer)
 {
 	struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
+	unsigned int bpw = transfer->bits_per_word;
+
+	if (!master->dma_rx)
+		return false;
+
+	if (!bpw)
+		bpw = spi->bits_per_word;
+
+	bpw = spi_imx_bytes_per_word(bpw);
+
+	if (bpw != 1 && bpw != 2 && bpw != 4)
+		return false;
+
+	if (transfer->len < spi_imx->wml * bpw)
+		return false;
+
+	if (transfer->len % (spi_imx->wml * bpw))
+		return false;
 
-	if (master->dma_rx && transfer->len >= spi_imx->wml &&
-	    (transfer->len % spi_imx->wml) == 0)
-		return true;
-	return false;
+	return true;
 }
 
 #define MX51_ECSPI_CTRL		0x08
@@ -775,11 +799,63 @@ static irqreturn_t spi_imx_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static int spi_imx_dma_configure(struct spi_master *master,
+				 int bytes_per_word)
+{
+	int ret;
+	enum dma_slave_buswidth buswidth;
+	struct dma_slave_config rx = {}, tx = {};
+	struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
+
+	if (bytes_per_word == spi_imx->bytes_per_word)
+		/* Same as last time */
+		return 0;
+
+	switch (bytes_per_word) {
+	case 4:
+		buswidth = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES;
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		buswidth = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_2_BYTES;
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		buswidth = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	tx.direction = DMA_MEM_TO_DEV;
+	tx.dst_addr = spi_imx->base_phys + MXC_CSPITXDATA;
+	tx.dst_addr_width = buswidth;
+	tx.dst_maxburst = spi_imx->wml;
+	ret = dmaengine_slave_config(master->dma_tx, &tx);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(spi_imx->dev, "TX dma configuration failed with %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	rx.direction = DMA_DEV_TO_MEM;
+	rx.src_addr = spi_imx->base_phys + MXC_CSPIRXDATA;
+	rx.src_addr_width = buswidth;
+	rx.src_maxburst = spi_imx->wml;
+	ret = dmaengine_slave_config(master->dma_rx, &rx);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(spi_imx->dev, "RX dma configuration failed with %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	spi_imx->bytes_per_word = bytes_per_word;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int spi_imx_setupxfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 				 struct spi_transfer *t)
 {
 	struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
 	struct spi_imx_config config;
+	int ret;
 
 	config.bpw = t ? t->bits_per_word : spi->bits_per_word;
 	config.speed_hz  = t ? t->speed_hz : spi->max_speed_hz;
@@ -808,6 +884,13 @@ static int spi_imx_setupxfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 	else
 		spi_imx->usedma = 0;
 
+	if (spi_imx->usedma) {
+		ret = spi_imx_dma_configure(spi->master,
+					    spi_imx_bytes_per_word(config.bpw));
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	spi_imx->devtype_data->config(spi_imx, &config);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -829,10 +912,8 @@ static void spi_imx_sdma_exit(struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx)
 }
 
 static int spi_imx_sdma_init(struct device *dev, struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx,
-			     struct spi_master *master,
-			     const struct resource *res)
+			     struct spi_master *master)
 {
-	struct dma_slave_config slave_config = {};
 	int ret;
 
 	/* use pio mode for i.mx6dl chip TKT238285 */
@@ -850,16 +931,6 @@ static int spi_imx_sdma_init(struct device *dev, struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	slave_config.direction = DMA_MEM_TO_DEV;
-	slave_config.dst_addr = res->start + MXC_CSPITXDATA;
-	slave_config.dst_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE;
-	slave_config.dst_maxburst = spi_imx->wml;
-	ret = dmaengine_slave_config(master->dma_tx, &slave_config);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "error in TX dma configuration.\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-
 	/* Prepare for RX : */
 	master->dma_rx = dma_request_slave_channel_reason(dev, "rx");
 	if (IS_ERR(master->dma_rx)) {
@@ -869,15 +940,7 @@ static int spi_imx_sdma_init(struct device *dev, struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	slave_config.direction = DMA_DEV_TO_MEM;
-	slave_config.src_addr = res->start + MXC_CSPIRXDATA;
-	slave_config.src_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE;
-	slave_config.src_maxburst = spi_imx->wml;
-	ret = dmaengine_slave_config(master->dma_rx, &slave_config);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "error in RX dma configuration.\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
+	spi_imx_dma_configure(master, 1);
 
 	init_completion(&spi_imx->dma_rx_completion);
 	init_completion(&spi_imx->dma_tx_completion);
@@ -1164,6 +1227,7 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = PTR_ERR(spi_imx->base);
 		goto out_master_put;
 	}
+	spi_imx->base_phys = res->start;
 
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq < 0) {
@@ -1204,7 +1268,7 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * other chips.
 	 */
 	if (is_imx51_ecspi(spi_imx)) {
-		ret = spi_imx_sdma_init(&pdev->dev, spi_imx, master, res);
+		ret = spi_imx_sdma_init(&pdev->dev, spi_imx, master);
 		if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
 			goto out_clk_put;
 
