diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c
index a39bde9996a4..b1710132b7b2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mid.c
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ static bool mid_spi_can_dma(struct spi_controller *master,
 	return xfer->len > dws->fifo_len;
 }
 
-static enum dma_slave_buswidth convert_dma_width(u32 dma_width) {
-	if (dma_width == 1)
+static enum dma_slave_buswidth convert_dma_width(u8 n_bytes) {
+	if (n_bytes == 1)
 		return DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE;
-	else if (dma_width == 2)
+	else if (n_bytes == 2)
 		return DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_2_BYTES;
 
 	return DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_UNDEFINED;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *dw_spi_dma_prepare_tx(struct dw_spi *dws,
 	txconf.dst_addr = dws->dma_addr;
 	txconf.dst_maxburst = 16;
 	txconf.src_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES;
-	txconf.dst_addr_width = convert_dma_width(dws->dma_width);
+	txconf.dst_addr_width = convert_dma_width(dws->n_bytes);
 	txconf.device_fc = false;
 
 	dmaengine_slave_config(dws->txchan, &txconf);
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *dw_spi_dma_prepare_rx(struct dw_spi *dws,
 	rxconf.src_addr = dws->dma_addr;
 	rxconf.src_maxburst = 16;
 	rxconf.dst_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES;
-	rxconf.src_addr_width = convert_dma_width(dws->dma_width);
+	rxconf.src_addr_width = convert_dma_width(dws->n_bytes);
 	rxconf.device_fc = false;
 
 	dmaengine_slave_config(dws->rxchan, &rxconf);
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
index 450c8218caeb..1edb8cdd11ee 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ static int dw_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_controller *master,
 	}
 
 	dws->n_bytes = DIV_ROUND_UP(transfer->bits_per_word, BITS_PER_BYTE);
-	dws->dma_width = DIV_ROUND_UP(transfer->bits_per_word, BITS_PER_BYTE);
 
 	cr0 = dws->update_cr0(master, spi, transfer);
 	dw_writel(dws, DW_SPI_CTRLR0, cr0);
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
index 0aa3a4be1046..79782e93eb12 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ struct dw_spi {
 	void			*rx_end;
 	int			dma_mapped;
 	u8			n_bytes;	/* current is a 1/2 bytes op */
-	u32			dma_width;
 	irqreturn_t		(*transfer_handler)(struct dw_spi *dws);
 	u32			current_freq;	/* frequency in hz */