diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-omap-100k.c b/drivers/spi/spi-omap-100k.c
index 35b332d..76a8425 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-omap-100k.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-omap-100k.c
@@ -244,12 +244,12 @@
 {
 	struct omap1_spi100k *spi100k = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
 	struct omap1_spi100k_cs *cs = spi->controller_state;
-	u8 word_len = spi->bits_per_word;
+	u8 word_len;
 
-	if (t != NULL && t->bits_per_word)
+	if (t != NULL)
 		word_len = t->bits_per_word;
-	if (!word_len)
-		word_len = 8;
+	else
+		word_len = spi->bits_per_word;
 
 	if (spi->bits_per_word > 32)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@
 	struct spi_device *spi = m->spi;
 	struct spi_transfer *t = NULL;
 	int cs_active = 0;
-	int par_override = 0;
 	int status = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(t, &m->transfers, transfer_list) {
@@ -310,14 +309,9 @@
 			status = -EINVAL;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (par_override || t->speed_hz || t->bits_per_word) {
-			par_override = 1;
-			status = omap1_spi100k_setup_transfer(spi, t);
-			if (status < 0)
-				break;
-			if (!t->speed_hz && !t->bits_per_word)
-				par_override = 0;
-		}
+		status = omap1_spi100k_setup_transfer(spi, t);
+		if (status < 0)
+			break;
 
 		if (!cs_active) {
 			omap1_spi100k_force_cs(spi100k, 1);
@@ -347,11 +341,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Restore defaults if they were overriden */
-	if (par_override) {
-		par_override = 0;
-		status = omap1_spi100k_setup_transfer(spi, NULL);
-	}
+	status = omap1_spi100k_setup_transfer(spi, NULL);
 
 	if (cs_active)
 		omap1_spi100k_force_cs(spi100k, 0);