diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index e08646e715ba..09c9a1edb2c6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ static int spi_imx_transfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 
 	/* flush rxfifo before transfer */
 	while (spi_imx->devtype_data->rx_available(spi_imx))
-		spi_imx->rx(spi_imx);
+		readl(spi_imx->base + MXC_CSPIRXDATA);
 
 	if (spi_imx->slave_mode)
 		return spi_imx_pio_transfer_slave(spi, transfer);
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
index 556870dcdf79..3be8fbe80b08 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ static int rspi_set_config_register(struct rspi_data *rspi, int access_size)
 	/* Sets parity, interrupt mask */
 	rspi_write8(rspi, 0x00, RSPI_SPCR2);
 
-	/* Sets SPCMD */
+	/* Resets sequencer */
+	rspi_write8(rspi, 0, RSPI_SPSCR);
 	rspi->spcmd |= SPCMD_SPB_8_TO_16(access_size);
 	rspi_write16(rspi, rspi->spcmd, RSPI_SPCMD0);
 
@@ -315,7 +316,8 @@ static int rspi_rz_set_config_register(struct rspi_data *rspi, int access_size)
 	rspi_write8(rspi, 0x00, RSPI_SSLND);
 	rspi_write8(rspi, 0x00, RSPI_SPND);
 
-	/* Sets SPCMD */
+	/* Resets sequencer */
+	rspi_write8(rspi, 0, RSPI_SPSCR);
 	rspi->spcmd |= SPCMD_SPB_8_TO_16(access_size);
 	rspi_write16(rspi, rspi->spcmd, RSPI_SPCMD0);
 
@@ -366,7 +368,8 @@ static int qspi_set_config_register(struct rspi_data *rspi, int access_size)
 	/* Sets buffer to allow normal operation */
 	rspi_write8(rspi, 0x00, QSPI_SPBFCR);
 
-	/* Sets SPCMD */
+	/* Resets sequencer */
+	rspi_write8(rspi, 0, RSPI_SPSCR);
 	rspi_write16(rspi, rspi->spcmd, RSPI_SPCMD0);
 
 	/* Sets RSPI mode */
@@ -868,28 +871,6 @@ static int qspi_transfer_one(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 	}
 }
 
-static int rspi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
-{
-	struct rspi_data *rspi = spi_controller_get_devdata(spi->controller);
-
-	rspi->max_speed_hz = spi->max_speed_hz;
-
-	rspi->spcmd = SPCMD_SSLKP;
-	if (spi->mode & SPI_CPOL)
-		rspi->spcmd |= SPCMD_CPOL;
-	if (spi->mode & SPI_CPHA)
-		rspi->spcmd |= SPCMD_CPHA;
-
-	/* CMOS output mode and MOSI signal from previous transfer */
-	rspi->sppcr = 0;
-	if (spi->mode & SPI_LOOP)
-		rspi->sppcr |= SPPCR_SPLP;
-
-	set_config_register(rspi, 8);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static u16 qspi_transfer_mode(const struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 {
 	if (xfer->tx_buf)
@@ -959,8 +940,24 @@ static int rspi_prepare_message(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 				struct spi_message *msg)
 {
 	struct rspi_data *rspi = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctlr);
+	struct spi_device *spi = msg->spi;
 	int ret;
 
+	rspi->max_speed_hz = spi->max_speed_hz;
+
+	rspi->spcmd = SPCMD_SSLKP;
+	if (spi->mode & SPI_CPOL)
+		rspi->spcmd |= SPCMD_CPOL;
+	if (spi->mode & SPI_CPHA)
+		rspi->spcmd |= SPCMD_CPHA;
+
+	/* CMOS output mode and MOSI signal from previous transfer */
+	rspi->sppcr = 0;
+	if (spi->mode & SPI_LOOP)
+		rspi->sppcr |= SPPCR_SPLP;
+
+	set_config_register(rspi, 8);
+
 	if (msg->spi->mode &
 	    (SPI_TX_DUAL | SPI_TX_QUAD | SPI_RX_DUAL | SPI_RX_QUAD)) {
 		/* Setup sequencer for messages with multiple transfer modes */
@@ -1267,7 +1264,6 @@ static int rspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&rspi->wait);
 
 	ctlr->bus_num = pdev->id;
-	ctlr->setup = rspi_setup;
 	ctlr->auto_runtime_pm = true;
 	ctlr->transfer_one = ops->transfer_one;
 	ctlr->prepare_message = rspi_prepare_message;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c
index 3b2a9a6b990d..7354f9d68dba 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
 #define QSPI_PSMAR		0x28
 #define QSPI_PIR		0x2c
 #define QSPI_LPTR		0x30
-#define LPTR_DFT_TIMEOUT	0x10
 
 #define STM32_QSPI_MAX_MMAP_SZ	SZ_256M
 #define STM32_QSPI_MAX_NORCHIP	2
@@ -372,8 +371,7 @@ static int stm32_qspi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	flash->presc = presc;
 
 	mutex_lock(&qspi->lock);
-	writel_relaxed(LPTR_DFT_TIMEOUT, qspi->io_base + QSPI_LPTR);
-	cr = FIELD_PREP(CR_FTHRES_MASK, 3) | CR_TCEN | CR_SSHIFT | CR_EN;
+	cr = FIELD_PREP(CR_FTHRES_MASK, 3) | CR_SSHIFT | CR_EN;
 	writel_relaxed(cr, qspi->io_base + QSPI_CR);
 
 	/* set dcr fsize to max address */
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 93986f879b09..2be394d3bc59 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1039,6 +1039,8 @@ static int spi_map_msg(struct spi_controller *ctlr, struct spi_message *msg)
 		if (max_tx || max_rx) {
 			list_for_each_entry(xfer, &msg->transfers,
 					    transfer_list) {
+				if (!xfer->len)
+					continue;
 				if (!xfer->tx_buf)
 					xfer->tx_buf = ctlr->dummy_tx;
 				if (!xfer->rx_buf)