diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
index e3d29a5..95bd2ff 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
@@ -357,17 +357,6 @@
  * spi_master ops
  */
 
-static int mpc52xx_spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
-{
-	if (spi->bits_per_word % 8)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (spi->mode & ~(SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_LSB_FIRST))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int mpc52xx_spi_transfer(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *m)
 {
 	struct mpc52xx_spi *ms = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
@@ -430,9 +419,9 @@
 		goto err_alloc;
 	}
 
-	master->setup = mpc52xx_spi_setup;
 	master->transfer = mpc52xx_spi_transfer;
 	master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_LSB_FIRST;
+	master->bits_per_word_mask = SPI_BPW_MASK(8);
 	master->dev.of_node = op->dev.of_node;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(op, master);