diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 4eb9bf02996cf179cf3e6365421867aaf8a10593..1534fa1dac349c4f8938e52c9f49c6a0040db929 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_busnum_to_master);
  */
 int spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	unsigned	bad_bits;
+	unsigned	bad_bits, ugly_bits;
 	int		status = 0;
 
 	/* check mode to prevent that DUAL and QUAD set at the same time
@@ -1776,6 +1776,15 @@ int spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	 * that aren't supported with their current master
 	 */
 	bad_bits = spi->mode & ~spi->master->mode_bits;
+	ugly_bits = bad_bits &
+		    (SPI_TX_DUAL | SPI_TX_QUAD | SPI_RX_DUAL | SPI_RX_QUAD);
+	if (ugly_bits) {
+		dev_warn(&spi->dev,
+			 "setup: ignoring unsupported mode bits %x\n",
+			 ugly_bits);
+		spi->mode &= ~ugly_bits;
+		bad_bits &= ~ugly_bits;
+	}
 	if (bad_bits) {
 		dev_err(&spi->dev, "setup: unsupported mode bits %x\n",
 			bad_bits);