diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
index d0d5542efc06..1a0f266c4268 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
@@ -621,13 +621,13 @@ static void spi_hw_init(struct dw_spi *dws)
 	if (!dws->fifo_len) {
 		u32 fifo;
 
-		for (fifo = 2; fifo <= 257; fifo++) {
+		for (fifo = 2; fifo <= 256; fifo++) {
 			dw_writew(dws, DW_SPI_TXFLTR, fifo);
 			if (fifo != dw_readw(dws, DW_SPI_TXFLTR))
 				break;
 		}
 
-		dws->fifo_len = (fifo == 257) ? 0 : fifo;
+		dws->fifo_len = (fifo == 2) ? 0 : fifo - 1;
 		dw_writew(dws, DW_SPI_TXFLTR, 0);
 	}
 }