diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
index 08dcc3c22e88..ba207931e209 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@
 #define CR_RST		BIT(1)
 #define CR_MEN		BIT(0)
 #define SR_TCF		BIT(10)
+#define SR_FCF		BIT(9)
 #define SR_RDF		BIT(1)
 #define SR_TDF		BIT(0)
 #define IER_TCIE	BIT(10)
+#define IER_FCIE	BIT(9)
 #define IER_RDIE	BIT(1)
 #define IER_TDIE	BIT(0)
 #define CFGR1_PCSCFG	BIT(27)
@@ -161,28 +163,10 @@ static int lpspi_unprepare_xfer_hardware(struct spi_controller *controller)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int fsl_lpspi_txfifo_empty(struct fsl_lpspi_data *fsl_lpspi)
-{
-	u32 txcnt;
-	unsigned long orig_jiffies = jiffies;
-
-	do {
-		txcnt = readl(fsl_lpspi->base + IMX7ULP_FSR) & 0xff;
-
-		if (time_after(jiffies, orig_jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(500))) {
-			dev_dbg(fsl_lpspi->dev, "txfifo empty timeout\n");
-			return -ETIMEDOUT;
-		}
-		cond_resched();
-
-	} while (txcnt);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void fsl_lpspi_write_tx_fifo(struct fsl_lpspi_data *fsl_lpspi)
 {
 	u8 txfifo_cnt;
+	u32 temp;
 
 	txfifo_cnt = readl(fsl_lpspi->base + IMX7ULP_FSR) & 0xff;
 
@@ -193,9 +177,15 @@ static void fsl_lpspi_write_tx_fifo(struct fsl_lpspi_data *fsl_lpspi)
 		txfifo_cnt++;
 	}
 
-	if (!fsl_lpspi->remain && (txfifo_cnt < fsl_lpspi->txfifosize))
-		writel(0, fsl_lpspi->base + IMX7ULP_TDR);
-	else
+	if (txfifo_cnt < fsl_lpspi->txfifosize) {
+		if (!fsl_lpspi->is_slave) {
+			temp = readl(fsl_lpspi->base + IMX7ULP_TCR);
+			temp &= ~TCR_CONTC;
+			writel(temp, fsl_lpspi->base + IMX7ULP_TCR);
+		}
+
+		fsl_lpspi_intctrl(fsl_lpspi, IER_FCIE);
+	} else
 		fsl_lpspi_intctrl(fsl_lpspi, IER_TDIE);
 }
 
@@ -391,12 +381,6 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_transfer_one(struct spi_controller *controller,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = fsl_lpspi_txfifo_empty(fsl_lpspi);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	fsl_lpspi_read_rx_fifo(fsl_lpspi);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -408,7 +392,6 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_transfer_one_msg(struct spi_controller *controller,
 	struct spi_device *spi = msg->spi;
 	struct spi_transfer *xfer;
 	bool is_first_xfer = true;
-	u32 temp;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	msg->status = 0;
@@ -428,13 +411,6 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_transfer_one_msg(struct spi_controller *controller,
 	}
 
 complete:
-	if (!fsl_lpspi->is_slave) {
-		/* de-assert SS, then finalize current message */
-		temp = readl(fsl_lpspi->base + IMX7ULP_TCR);
-		temp &= ~TCR_CONTC;
-		writel(temp, fsl_lpspi->base + IMX7ULP_TCR);
-	}
-
 	msg->status = ret;
 	spi_finalize_current_message(controller);
 
@@ -443,20 +419,23 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_transfer_one_msg(struct spi_controller *controller,
 
 static irqreturn_t fsl_lpspi_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
+	u32 temp_SR, temp_IER;
 	struct fsl_lpspi_data *fsl_lpspi = dev_id;
-	u32 temp;
 
+	temp_IER = readl(fsl_lpspi->base + IMX7ULP_IER);
 	fsl_lpspi_intctrl(fsl_lpspi, 0);
-	temp = readl(fsl_lpspi->base + IMX7ULP_SR);
+	temp_SR = readl(fsl_lpspi->base + IMX7ULP_SR);
 
 	fsl_lpspi_read_rx_fifo(fsl_lpspi);
 
-	if (temp & SR_TDF) {
+	if ((temp_SR & SR_TDF) && (temp_IER & IER_TDIE)) {
 		fsl_lpspi_write_tx_fifo(fsl_lpspi);
+		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+	}
 
-		if (!fsl_lpspi->remain)
+	if (temp_SR & SR_FCF && (temp_IER & IER_FCIE)) {
+		writel(SR_FCF, fsl_lpspi->base + IMX7ULP_SR);
 			complete(&fsl_lpspi->xfer_done);
-
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}