diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 3ae706dac6603d8a0ae35eeb014cd83d860e053d..ef6d3648396a8359857738b2485cd181dccc0754 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -229,9 +229,6 @@ static bool spi_imx_can_dma(struct spi_master *master, struct spi_device *spi,
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (i == 0)
-		return false;
-
 	spi_imx->wml = i;
 	spi_imx->dynamic_burst = 0;