diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-omap-100k.c b/drivers/spi/spi-omap-100k.c
index b8e201c09484..f64d030c760a 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-omap-100k.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-omap-100k.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int omap1_spi100k_setup_transfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 	else
 		word_len = spi->bits_per_word;
 
-	if (spi->bits_per_word > 32)
+	if (word_len > 32)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	cs->word_len = word_len;