diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
index e2a9cc2..090930a 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@
 
 #define SG_MAXLEN		0xff00
 
+/*
+ * Flags for txrx functions.  More efficient that using an argument register for
+ * each one.
+ */
+#define TXRX_WRITE		(1<<0)	/* This is a write */
+#define TXRX_DEASSERT_CS	(1<<1)	/* De-assert CS at end of txrx */
+
 struct mxs_spi {
 	struct mxs_ssp		ssp;
 	struct completion	c;
@@ -184,7 +191,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mxs_ssp_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static int mxs_spi_txrx_dma(struct mxs_spi *spi, int cs,
 			    unsigned char *buf, int len,
-			    int *first, int *last, int write)
+			    unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct mxs_ssp *ssp = &spi->ssp;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc = NULL;
@@ -214,15 +221,19 @@ static int mxs_spi_txrx_dma(struct mxs_spi *spi, int cs,
 	ctrl0 &= ~BM_SSP_CTRL0_XFER_COUNT;
 	ctrl0 |= BM_SSP_CTRL0_DATA_XFER | mxs_spi_cs_to_reg(cs);
 
-	if (!write)
+	if (!(flags & TXRX_WRITE))
 		ctrl0 |= BM_SSP_CTRL0_READ;
 
 	/* Queue the DMA data transfer. */
 	for (sg_count = 0; sg_count < sgs; sg_count++) {
+		/* Prepare the transfer descriptor. */
 		min = min(len, desc_len);
 
-		/* Prepare the transfer descriptor. */
-		if ((sg_count + 1 == sgs) && *last)
+		/*
+		 * De-assert CS on last segment if flag is set (i.e., no more
+		 * transfers will follow)
+		 */
+		if ((sg_count + 1 == sgs) && (flags & TXRX_DEASSERT_CS))
 			ctrl0 |= BM_SSP_CTRL0_IGNORE_CRC;
 
 		if (ssp->devid == IMX23_SSP) {
@@ -247,7 +258,7 @@ static int mxs_spi_txrx_dma(struct mxs_spi *spi, int cs,
 
 		sg_init_one(&dma_xfer[sg_count].sg, sg_buf, min);
 		ret = dma_map_sg(ssp->dev, &dma_xfer[sg_count].sg, 1,
-			write ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+			(flags & TXRX_WRITE) ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
 		len -= min;
 		buf += min;
@@ -267,7 +278,7 @@ static int mxs_spi_txrx_dma(struct mxs_spi *spi, int cs,
 
 		desc = dmaengine_prep_slave_sg(ssp->dmach,
 				&dma_xfer[sg_count].sg, 1,
-				write ? DMA_MEM_TO_DEV : DMA_DEV_TO_MEM,
+				(flags & TXRX_WRITE) ? DMA_MEM_TO_DEV : DMA_DEV_TO_MEM,
 				DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 
 		if (!desc) {
@@ -304,7 +315,7 @@ err_vmalloc:
 	while (--sg_count >= 0) {
 err_mapped:
 		dma_unmap_sg(ssp->dev, &dma_xfer[sg_count].sg, 1,
-			write ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+			(flags & TXRX_WRITE) ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 	}
 
 	kfree(dma_xfer);
@@ -314,7 +325,7 @@ err_mapped:
 
 static int mxs_spi_txrx_pio(struct mxs_spi *spi, int cs,
 			    unsigned char *buf, int len,
-			    int *first, int *last, int write)
+			    unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct mxs_ssp *ssp = &spi->ssp;
 
@@ -324,7 +335,7 @@ static int mxs_spi_txrx_pio(struct mxs_spi *spi, int cs,
 	mxs_spi_set_cs(spi, cs);
 
 	while (len--) {
-		if (*last && len == 0)
+		if (len == 0 && (flags & TXRX_DEASSERT_CS))
 			writel(BM_SSP_CTRL0_IGNORE_CRC,
 			       ssp->base + HW_SSP_CTRL0 + STMP_OFFSET_REG_SET);
 
@@ -337,7 +348,7 @@ static int mxs_spi_txrx_pio(struct mxs_spi *spi, int cs,
 			writel(1, ssp->base + HW_SSP_XFER_SIZE);
 		}
 
-		if (write)
+		if (flags & TXRX_WRITE)
 			writel(BM_SSP_CTRL0_READ,
 				ssp->base + HW_SSP_CTRL0 + STMP_OFFSET_REG_CLR);
 		else
@@ -350,13 +361,13 @@ static int mxs_spi_txrx_pio(struct mxs_spi *spi, int cs,
 		if (mxs_ssp_wait(spi, HW_SSP_CTRL0, BM_SSP_CTRL0_RUN, 1))
 			return -ETIMEDOUT;
 
-		if (write)
+		if (flags & TXRX_WRITE)
 			writel(*buf, ssp->base + HW_SSP_DATA(ssp));
 
 		writel(BM_SSP_CTRL0_DATA_XFER,
 			     ssp->base + HW_SSP_CTRL0 + STMP_OFFSET_REG_SET);
 
-		if (!write) {
+		if (!(flags & TXRX_WRITE)) {
 			if (mxs_ssp_wait(spi, HW_SSP_STATUS(ssp),
 						BM_SSP_STATUS_FIFO_EMPTY, 0))
 				return -ETIMEDOUT;
@@ -381,13 +392,11 @@ static int mxs_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 {
 	struct mxs_spi *spi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 	struct mxs_ssp *ssp = &spi->ssp;
-	int first, last;
 	struct spi_transfer *t, *tmp_t;
+	unsigned int flag;
 	int status = 0;
 	int cs;
 
-	first = last = 0;
-
 	cs = m->spi->chip_select;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(t, tmp_t, &m->transfers, transfer_list) {
@@ -396,10 +405,9 @@ static int mxs_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 		if (status)
 			break;
 
-		if (&t->transfer_list == m->transfers.next)
-			first = 1;
-		if (&t->transfer_list == m->transfers.prev)
-			last = 1;
+		/* De-assert on last transfer, inverted by cs_change flag */
+		flag = (&t->transfer_list == m->transfers.prev) ^ t->cs_change ?
+		       TXRX_DEASSERT_CS : 0;
 		if ((t->rx_buf && t->tx_buf) || (t->rx_dma && t->tx_dma)) {
 			dev_err(ssp->dev,
 				"Cannot send and receive simultaneously\n");
@@ -424,11 +432,11 @@ static int mxs_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 			if (t->tx_buf)
 				status = mxs_spi_txrx_pio(spi, cs,
 						(void *)t->tx_buf,
-						t->len, &first, &last, 1);
+						t->len, flag | TXRX_WRITE);
 			if (t->rx_buf)
 				status = mxs_spi_txrx_pio(spi, cs,
 						t->rx_buf, t->len,
-						&first, &last, 0);
+						flag);
 		} else {
 			writel(BM_SSP_CTRL1_DMA_ENABLE,
 				ssp->base + HW_SSP_CTRL1(ssp) +
@@ -437,11 +445,11 @@ static int mxs_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 			if (t->tx_buf)
 				status = mxs_spi_txrx_dma(spi, cs,
 						(void *)t->tx_buf, t->len,
-						&first, &last, 1);
+						flag | TXRX_WRITE);
 			if (t->rx_buf)
 				status = mxs_spi_txrx_dma(spi, cs,
 						t->rx_buf, t->len,
-						&first, &last, 0);
+						flag);
 		}
 
 		if (status) {
@@ -450,7 +458,6 @@ static int mxs_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 		}
 
 		m->actual_length += t->len;
-		first = last = 0;
 	}
 
 	m->status = status;
