diff --git a/drivers/spi/cadence_qspi_apb.c b/drivers/spi/cadence_qspi_apb.c
index e828486e2e..29ebc94061 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/cadence_qspi_apb.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/cadence_qspi_apb.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ cadence_qspi_apb_direct_read_execute(struct cadence_spi_platdata *plat,
 	}
 
 	if (!cadence_qspi_apb_use_phy(plat, op)) {
-		if (!op->data.dtr || dma_memcpy(buf, plat->ahbbase + from, len) < 0)
+		if (dma_memcpy(buf, plat->ahbbase + from, len) < 0)
 			memcpy_fromio(buf, plat->ahbbase + from, len);
 
 		if (!cadence_qspi_wait_idle(plat->regbase))