diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
index 065456aba2ae..8f45ead23836 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
@@ -486,15 +486,7 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_setup_transfer(struct spi_controller *controller,
 		fsl_lpspi->tx = fsl_lpspi_buf_tx_u32;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * t->len is 'unsigned' and txfifosize and watermrk is 'u8', force
-	 * type cast is inevitable. When len > 255, len will be truncated in min_t(),
-	 * it caused wrong watermark set. 'unsigned int' is as the designated type
-	 * for min_t() to avoid truncation.
-	 */
-	fsl_lpspi->watermark = min_t(unsigned int,
-				     fsl_lpspi->txfifosize,
-				     t->len);
+	fsl_lpspi->watermark = min(fsl_lpspi->txfifosize, t->len);
 
 	if (fsl_lpspi_can_dma(controller, spi, t))
 		fsl_lpspi->usedma = true;