diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 9d1405440223..38e1c315bb13 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1653,12 +1653,13 @@ static int __spi_validate(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *message)
 		message->frame_length += xfer->len;
 		if (!xfer->bits_per_word)
 			xfer->bits_per_word = spi->bits_per_word;
-		if (!xfer->speed_hz) {
+
+		if (!xfer->speed_hz)
 			xfer->speed_hz = spi->max_speed_hz;
-			if (master->max_speed_hz &&
-			    xfer->speed_hz > master->max_speed_hz)
-				xfer->speed_hz = master->max_speed_hz;
-		}
+
+		if (master->max_speed_hz &&
+		    xfer->speed_hz > master->max_speed_hz)
+			xfer->speed_hz = master->max_speed_hz;
 
 		if (master->bits_per_word_mask) {
 			/* Only 32 bits fit in the mask */
@@ -1687,9 +1688,6 @@ static int __spi_validate(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *message)
 		if (xfer->speed_hz && master->min_speed_hz &&
 		    xfer->speed_hz < master->min_speed_hz)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		if (xfer->speed_hz && master->max_speed_hz &&
-		    xfer->speed_hz > master->max_speed_hz)
-			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (xfer->tx_buf && !xfer->tx_nbits)
 			xfer->tx_nbits = SPI_NBITS_SINGLE;