diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c
index 0838dbda57c7..d9e62f717a45 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ static void bcm2835aux_spi_reset_hw(struct bcm2835aux_spi *bs)
 
 static void bcm2835aux_spi_transfer_helper(struct bcm2835aux_spi *bs)
 {
+	u32 stat = bcm2835aux_rd(bs, BCM2835_AUX_SPI_STAT);
+
 	/* check if we have data to read */
-	while (bs->rx_len &&
-	       (!(bcm2835aux_rd(bs, BCM2835_AUX_SPI_STAT) &
-		  BCM2835_AUX_SPI_STAT_RX_EMPTY))) {
+	for (; bs->rx_len && (stat & BCM2835_AUX_SPI_STAT_RX_LVL);
+	     stat = bcm2835aux_rd(bs, BCM2835_AUX_SPI_STAT))
 		bcm2835aux_rd_fifo(bs);
-	}
 
 	/* check if we have data to write */
 	while (bs->tx_len &&