diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-octeon.c b/drivers/spi/spi-octeon.c
index e99d6a93d3943c8b578fbd4a00ecba152d0881c5..07e4ce8273df56533aee2e8adf563c6026a956c0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-octeon.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-octeon.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int octeon_spi_do_transfer(struct octeon_spi *p,
 	cpha = mode & SPI_CPHA;
 	cpol = mode & SPI_CPOL;
 
-	speed_hz = xfer->speed_hz ? : spi->max_speed_hz;
+	speed_hz = xfer->speed_hz;
 
 	clkdiv = octeon_get_io_clock_rate() / (2 * speed_hz);