diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
index 814a92b8064e..24a51267cb4d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
@@ -850,8 +850,12 @@ static void dspi_setup_accel(struct fsl_dspi *dspi)
 	struct spi_transfer *xfer = dspi->cur_transfer;
 	bool odd = !!(dspi->len & 1);
 
-	/* No accel for frames not multiple of 8 bits at the moment */
-	if (xfer->bits_per_word % 8)
+	/*
+	 * No accel for DMA transfers or frames not multiples of 8 bits at the
+	 * moment.
+	 */
+	if (dspi->devtype_data->trans_mode == DSPI_DMA_MODE ||
+	    xfer->bits_per_word % 8)
 		goto no_accel;
 
 	if (!odd && dspi->len <= dspi->devtype_data->fifo_size * 2) {
@@ -860,10 +864,7 @@ static void dspi_setup_accel(struct fsl_dspi *dspi)
 		dspi->oper_bits_per_word = 8;
 	} else {
 		/* Start off with maximum supported by hardware */
-		if (dspi->devtype_data->trans_mode == DSPI_XSPI_MODE)
-			dspi->oper_bits_per_word = 32;
-		else
-			dspi->oper_bits_per_word = 16;
+		dspi->oper_bits_per_word = 32;
 
 		/*
 		 * And go down only if the buffer can't be sent with