diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/spl.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/spl.c
index ad6a597c73..98f280cbf7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/spl.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ u32 spl_boot_device(void)
 
 u32 spl_boot_mode(const u32 boot_device)
 {
-	switch (spl_boot_device()) {
+	switch (boot_device) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_USE_MMC
 	case BOOT_DEVICE_MMC1:
 	case BOOT_DEVICE_MMC2: