diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
index 0eb1e95834854fb658806b1aaefc19fb7bec69b3..837bb95eea623ff7dbdaf68d22c7ed9468b1ce7f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static int sh_msiof_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 				break;
 			copy32 = copy_bswap32;
 		} else if (bits <= 16) {
-			if (l & 1)
+			if (l & 3)
 				break;
 			copy32 = copy_wswap32;
 		} else {