diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271.h
index 8f11506f83107dd9b3c639c83c54c9cbf51f2e2d..c93968092fc1ca03ce52ff7d23c0fbe518bf44e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271.h
@@ -147,14 +147,7 @@ struct wl1271_nvs_file {
  */
 #undef WL1271_80211A_ENABLED
 
-/*
- * FIXME: for the wl1271, a busy word count of 1 here will result in a more
- * optimal SPI interface. There is some SPI bug however, causing RXS time outs
- * with this mode occasionally on boot, so lets have three for now. A value of
- * three should make sure, that the chipset will always be ready, though this
- * will impact throughput and latencies slightly.
- */
-#define WL1271_BUSY_WORD_CNT 3
+#define WL1271_BUSY_WORD_CNT 1
 #define WL1271_BUSY_WORD_LEN (WL1271_BUSY_WORD_CNT * sizeof(u32))
 
 #define WL1271_ELP_HW_STATE_ASLEEP 0
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_spi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_spi.c
index 39b7dea6358ee1314d1263101fbb58856dd87444..7a7db011a797f2ddb5eab89e35b8a9e9caaf0fc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_spi.c
@@ -166,41 +166,17 @@ static void wl1271_spi_init(struct wl1271 *wl)
 
 #define WL1271_BUSY_WORD_TIMEOUT 1000
 
-/* FIXME: Check busy words, removed due to SPI bug */
-#if 0
-static void wl1271_spi_read_busy(struct wl1271 *wl, void *buf, size_t len)
+static int wl1271_spi_read_busy(struct wl1271 *wl)
 {
 	struct spi_transfer t[1];
 	struct spi_message m;
 	u32 *busy_buf;
 	int num_busy_bytes = 0;
 
-	wl1271_info("spi read BUSY!");
-
-	/*
-	 * Look for the non-busy word in the read buffer, and if found,
-	 * read in the remaining data into the buffer.
-	 */
-	busy_buf = (u32 *)buf;
-	for (; (u32)busy_buf < (u32)buf + len; busy_buf++) {
-		num_busy_bytes += sizeof(u32);
-		if (*busy_buf & 0x1) {
-			spi_message_init(&m);
-			memset(t, 0, sizeof(t));
-			memmove(buf, busy_buf, len - num_busy_bytes);
-			t[0].rx_buf = buf + (len - num_busy_bytes);
-			t[0].len = num_busy_bytes;
-			spi_message_add_tail(&t[0], &m);
-			spi_sync(wl_to_spi(wl), &m);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Read further busy words from SPI until a non-busy word is
 	 * encountered, then read the data itself into the buffer.
 	 */
-	wl1271_info("spi read BUSY-polling needed!");
 
 	num_busy_bytes = WL1271_BUSY_WORD_TIMEOUT;
 	busy_buf = wl->buffer_busyword;
@@ -210,28 +186,21 @@ static void wl1271_spi_read_busy(struct wl1271 *wl, void *buf, size_t len)
 		memset(t, 0, sizeof(t));
 		t[0].rx_buf = busy_buf;
 		t[0].len = sizeof(u32);
+		t[0].cs_change = true;
 		spi_message_add_tail(&t[0], &m);
 		spi_sync(wl_to_spi(wl), &m);
 
-		if (*busy_buf & 0x1) {
-			spi_message_init(&m);
-			memset(t, 0, sizeof(t));
-			t[0].rx_buf = buf;
-			t[0].len = len;
-			spi_message_add_tail(&t[0], &m);
-			spi_sync(wl_to_spi(wl), &m);
-			return;
-		}
+		if (*busy_buf & 0x1)
+			return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* The SPI bus is unresponsive, the read failed. */
-	memset(buf, 0, len);
 	wl1271_error("SPI read busy-word timeout!\n");
+	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
-#endif
 
 static void wl1271_spi_raw_read(struct wl1271 *wl, int addr, void *buf,
-			 size_t len, bool fixed)
+				size_t len, bool fixed)
 {
 	struct spi_transfer t[3];
 	struct spi_message m;
@@ -254,22 +223,32 @@ static void wl1271_spi_raw_read(struct wl1271 *wl, int addr, void *buf,
 
 	t[0].tx_buf = cmd;
 	t[0].len = 4;
+	t[0].cs_change = true;
 	spi_message_add_tail(&t[0], &m);
 
 	/* Busy and non busy words read */
 	t[1].rx_buf = busy_buf;
 	t[1].len = WL1271_BUSY_WORD_LEN;
+	t[1].cs_change = true;
 	spi_message_add_tail(&t[1], &m);
 
-	t[2].rx_buf = buf;
-	t[2].len = len;
-	spi_message_add_tail(&t[2], &m);
-
 	spi_sync(wl_to_spi(wl), &m);
 
-	/* FIXME: Check busy words, removed due to SPI bug */
-	/* if (!(busy_buf[WL1271_BUSY_WORD_CNT - 1] & 0x1))
-	   wl1271_spi_read_busy(wl, buf, len); */
+	if (!(busy_buf[WL1271_BUSY_WORD_CNT - 1] & 0x1) &&
+	    wl1271_spi_read_busy(wl)) {
+		memset(buf, 0, len);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	spi_message_init(&m);
+	memset(t, 0, sizeof(t));
+
+	t[0].rx_buf = buf;
+	t[0].len = len;
+	t[0].cs_change = true;
+	spi_message_add_tail(&t[0], &m);
+
+	spi_sync(wl_to_spi(wl), &m);
 
 	wl1271_dump(DEBUG_SPI, "spi_read cmd -> ", cmd, sizeof(*cmd));
 	wl1271_dump(DEBUG_SPI, "spi_read buf <- ", buf, len);