diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index d40ce0fdb1a8..b18a4c871e21 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ static int __spi_unmap_msg(struct spi_controller *ctlr, struct spi_message *msg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void spi_dma_sync_for_device(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
+static void spi_dma_sync_for_device(struct spi_controller *ctlr, struct spi_message *msg,
 				    struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 {
 	struct device *rx_dev = ctlr->cur_rx_dma_dev;
@@ -1320,11 +1320,14 @@ static void spi_dma_sync_for_device(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 	if (!ctlr->cur_msg_mapped)
 		return;
 
+	if (!ctlr->can_dma(ctlr, msg->spi, xfer))
+		return;
+
 	dma_sync_sgtable_for_device(tx_dev, &xfer->tx_sg, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	dma_sync_sgtable_for_device(rx_dev, &xfer->rx_sg, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 }
 
-static void spi_dma_sync_for_cpu(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
+static void spi_dma_sync_for_cpu(struct spi_controller *ctlr, struct spi_message *msg,
 				 struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 {
 	struct device *rx_dev = ctlr->cur_rx_dma_dev;
@@ -1333,6 +1336,9 @@ static void spi_dma_sync_for_cpu(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 	if (!ctlr->cur_msg_mapped)
 		return;
 
+	if (!ctlr->can_dma(ctlr, msg->spi, xfer))
+		return;
+
 	dma_sync_sgtable_for_cpu(rx_dev, &xfer->rx_sg, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 	dma_sync_sgtable_for_cpu(tx_dev, &xfer->tx_sg, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 }
@@ -1350,11 +1356,13 @@ static inline int __spi_unmap_msg(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 }
 
 static void spi_dma_sync_for_device(struct spi_controller *ctrl,
+				    struct spi_message *msg,
 				    struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 {
 }
 
 static void spi_dma_sync_for_cpu(struct spi_controller *ctrl,
+				 struct spi_message *msg,
 				 struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 {
 }
@@ -1626,10 +1634,10 @@ static int spi_transfer_one_message(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 			reinit_completion(&ctlr->xfer_completion);
 
 fallback_pio:
-			spi_dma_sync_for_device(ctlr, xfer);
+			spi_dma_sync_for_device(ctlr, msg, xfer);
 			ret = ctlr->transfer_one(ctlr, msg->spi, xfer);
 			if (ret < 0) {
-				spi_dma_sync_for_cpu(ctlr, xfer);
+				spi_dma_sync_for_cpu(ctlr, msg, xfer);
 
 				if (ctlr->cur_msg_mapped &&
 				   (xfer->error & SPI_TRANS_FAIL_NO_START)) {
@@ -1654,7 +1662,7 @@ fallback_pio:
 					msg->status = ret;
 			}
 
-			spi_dma_sync_for_cpu(ctlr, xfer);
+			spi_dma_sync_for_cpu(ctlr, msg, xfer);
 		} else {
 			if (xfer->len)
 				dev_err(&msg->spi->dev,