diff --git a/drivers/spi/sh_spi.c b/drivers/spi/sh_spi.c
index 744afe3..7ca5e36 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/sh_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/sh_spi.c
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@
 {
 	int i, cur_len, ret = 0;
 	int remain = (int)len;
-	unsigned long tmp;
 
 	if (len >= SH_SPI_FIFO_SIZE)
 		sh_spi_set_bit(SH_SPI_SSA, &ss->regs->cr1);
@@ -183,9 +182,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (flags & SPI_XFER_END) {
-		tmp = sh_spi_read(&ss->regs->cr1);
-		tmp = tmp & ~(SH_SPI_SSD | SH_SPI_SSDB);
-		sh_spi_write(tmp, &ss->regs->cr1);
+		sh_spi_clear_bit(SH_SPI_SSD | SH_SPI_SSDB, &ss->regs->cr1);
 		sh_spi_set_bit(SH_SPI_SSA, &ss->regs->cr1);
 		udelay(100);
 		write_fifo_empty_wait(ss);
@@ -198,16 +195,13 @@
 			  unsigned int len, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	int i;
-	unsigned long tmp;
 
 	if (len > SH_SPI_MAX_BYTE)
 		sh_spi_write(SH_SPI_MAX_BYTE, &ss->regs->cr3);
 	else
 		sh_spi_write(len, &ss->regs->cr3);
 
-	tmp = sh_spi_read(&ss->regs->cr1);
-	tmp = tmp & ~(SH_SPI_SSD | SH_SPI_SSDB);
-	sh_spi_write(tmp, &ss->regs->cr1);
+	sh_spi_clear_bit(SH_SPI_SSD | SH_SPI_SSDB, &ss->regs->cr1);
 	sh_spi_set_bit(SH_SPI_SSA, &ss->regs->cr1);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {