diff --git a/drivers/spi/mxc_spi.c b/drivers/spi/mxc_spi.c
index 859c43f..4c19e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/mxc_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/mxc_spi.c
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	reg_ctrl = reg_read(&regs->ctrl);
-
 	/* Reset spi */
-	reg_write(&regs->ctrl, (reg_ctrl & ~MXC_CSPICTRL_EN));
-	reg_write(&regs->ctrl, (reg_ctrl | MXC_CSPICTRL_EN));
+	reg_write(&regs->ctrl, 0);
+	reg_write(&regs->ctrl, MXC_CSPICTRL_EN);
+
+	reg_ctrl = reg_read(&regs->ctrl);
 
 	/*
 	 * The following computation is taken directly from Freescale's code.