diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
index ecb0be394696..5a5f1a852cbe 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
@@ -1056,8 +1056,7 @@ static int cqspi_write_setup(struct cqspi_flash_pdata *f_pdata,
 	 * care of polling the status register.
 	 */
 	if (cqspi->wr_completion) {
-		reg = readl(reg_base + CQSPI_REG_WR_COMPLETION_CTRL);
-		reg |= CQSPI_REG_WR_DISABLE_AUTO_POLL;
+		reg = CQSPI_REG_WR_DISABLE_AUTO_POLL;
 		writel(reg, reg_base + CQSPI_REG_WR_COMPLETION_CTRL);
 		/*
 		 * DAC mode require auto polling as flash needs to be polled