diff --git a/drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c b/drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c
index ff6a14bf128007d268eedf6bb999a89227d00f05..ff10808183a36f4e9d642469e42653d50f13ca24 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ static void atmel_spi_next_xfer(struct spi_master *master,
 		xfer, xfer->len, xfer->tx_buf, xfer->tx_dma,
 		xfer->rx_buf, xfer->rx_dma, spi_readl(as, IMR));
 
-	spi_writel(as, TCR, len);
 	spi_writel(as, RCR, len);
+	spi_writel(as, TCR, len);
 	spi_writel(as, PTCR, SPI_BIT(TXTEN) | SPI_BIT(RXTEN));
 }