diff --git a/drivers/spi/mpc52xx_psc_spi.c b/drivers/spi/mpc52xx_psc_spi.c
index 604e5f0a2d95..25eda71f4bf4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/mpc52xx_psc_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/mpc52xx_psc_spi.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ static int mpc52xx_psc_spi_transfer_rxtx(struct spi_device *spi,
 	unsigned rfalarm;
 	unsigned send_at_once = MPC52xx_PSC_BUFSIZE;
 	unsigned recv_at_once;
-	unsigned bpw = mps->bits_per_word / 8;
 
 	if (!t->tx_buf && !t->rx_buf && t->len)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -164,22 +163,15 @@ static int mpc52xx_psc_spi_transfer_rxtx(struct spi_device *spi,
 		}
 
 		dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "send %d bytes...\n", send_at_once);
-		if (tx_buf) {
-			for (; send_at_once; sb++, send_at_once--) {
-				/* set EOF flag */
-				if (mps->bits_per_word
-						&& (sb + 1) % bpw == 0)
-					out_8(&psc->ircr2, 0x01);
+		for (; send_at_once; sb++, send_at_once--) {
+			/* set EOF flag before the last word is sent */
+			if (send_at_once == 1)
+				out_8(&psc->ircr2, 0x01);
+
+			if (tx_buf)
 				out_8(&psc->mpc52xx_psc_buffer_8, tx_buf[sb]);
-			}
-		} else {
-			for (; send_at_once; sb++, send_at_once--) {
-				/* set EOF flag */
-				if (mps->bits_per_word
-						&& ((sb + 1) % bpw) == 0)
-					out_8(&psc->ircr2, 0x01);
+			else
 				out_8(&psc->mpc52xx_psc_buffer_8, 0);
-			}
 		}