diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5755.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5755.c
index 0869bbd..71faabc 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5755.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5755.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@
 static int ad5755_read(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, unsigned int addr)
 {
 	struct ad5755_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	struct spi_message m;
 	int ret;
 	struct spi_transfer t[] = {
 		{
@@ -167,16 +166,12 @@
 		},
 	};
 
-	spi_message_init(&m);
-	spi_message_add_tail(&t[0], &m);
-	spi_message_add_tail(&t[1], &m);
-
 	mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
 
 	st->data[0].d32 = cpu_to_be32(AD5755_READ_FLAG | (addr << 16));
 	st->data[1].d32 = cpu_to_be32(AD5755_NOOP);
 
-	ret = spi_sync(st->spi, &m);
+	ret = spi_sync_transfer(st->spi, t, ARRAY_SIZE(t));
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		ret = be32_to_cpu(st->data[1].d32) & 0xffff;