diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra210-quad.c b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra210-quad.c
index 911143046978..9e15e69aaf68 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra210-quad.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra210-quad.c
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ static bool tegra_qspi_validate_cmb_seq(struct tegra_qspi *tqspi,
 	if (xfer->len > 4 || xfer->len < 3)
 		return false;
 	xfer = list_next_entry(xfer, transfer_list);
-	if (!tqspi->soc_data->has_dma || xfer->len > (QSPI_FIFO_DEPTH << 2))
+	if (!tqspi->soc_data->has_dma && xfer->len > (QSPI_FIFO_DEPTH << 2))
 		return false;
 
 	return true;