--- a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
@@ -985,20 +985,12 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_setup_transfer(st
  * Note that we currently allow DMA only if we get a channel
  * for both rx and tx. Otherwise we'll do PIO for both rx and tx.
  */
-static int omap2_mcspi_request_dma(struct spi_device *spi)
+static int omap2_mcspi_request_dma(struct omap2_mcspi *mcspi,
+				   struct omap2_mcspi_dma *mcspi_dma)
 {
-	struct spi_master	*master = spi->master;
-	struct omap2_mcspi	*mcspi;
-	struct omap2_mcspi_dma	*mcspi_dma;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	mcspi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
-	mcspi_dma = mcspi->dma_channels + spi->chip_select;
-
-	init_completion(&mcspi_dma->dma_rx_completion);
-	init_completion(&mcspi_dma->dma_tx_completion);
-
-	mcspi_dma->dma_rx = dma_request_chan(&master->dev,
+	mcspi_dma->dma_rx = dma_request_chan(mcspi->dev,
 					     mcspi_dma->dma_rx_ch_name);
 	if (IS_ERR(mcspi_dma->dma_rx)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(mcspi_dma->dma_rx);
@@ -1006,7 +998,7 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_request_dma(struc
 		goto no_dma;
 	}
 
-	mcspi_dma->dma_tx = dma_request_chan(&master->dev,
+	mcspi_dma->dma_tx = dma_request_chan(mcspi->dev,
 					     mcspi_dma->dma_tx_ch_name);
 	if (IS_ERR(mcspi_dma->dma_tx)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(mcspi_dma->dma_tx);
@@ -1015,20 +1007,40 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_request_dma(struc
 		mcspi_dma->dma_rx = NULL;
 	}
 
+	init_completion(&mcspi_dma->dma_rx_completion);
+	init_completion(&mcspi_dma->dma_tx_completion);
+
 no_dma:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void omap2_mcspi_release_dma(struct spi_master *master)
+{
+	struct omap2_mcspi *mcspi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
+	struct omap2_mcspi_dma	*mcspi_dma;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < master->num_chipselect; i++) {
+		mcspi_dma = &mcspi->dma_channels[i];
+
+		if (mcspi_dma->dma_rx) {
+			dma_release_channel(mcspi_dma->dma_rx);
+			mcspi_dma->dma_rx = NULL;
+		}
+		if (mcspi_dma->dma_tx) {
+			dma_release_channel(mcspi_dma->dma_tx);
+			mcspi_dma->dma_tx = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static int omap2_mcspi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	int			ret;
 	struct omap2_mcspi	*mcspi = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
 	struct omap2_mcspi_regs	*ctx = &mcspi->ctx;
-	struct omap2_mcspi_dma	*mcspi_dma;
 	struct omap2_mcspi_cs	*cs = spi->controller_state;
 
-	mcspi_dma = &mcspi->dma_channels[spi->chip_select];
-
 	if (!cs) {
 		cs = kzalloc(sizeof *cs, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!cs)
@@ -1053,13 +1065,6 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_setup(struct spi_
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!mcspi_dma->dma_rx || !mcspi_dma->dma_tx) {
-		ret = omap2_mcspi_request_dma(spi);
-		if (ret)
-			dev_warn(&spi->dev, "not using DMA for McSPI (%d)\n",
-				 ret);
-	}
-
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(mcspi->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pm_runtime_put_noidle(mcspi->dev);
@@ -1076,12 +1081,8 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_setup(struct spi_
 
 static void omap2_mcspi_cleanup(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	struct omap2_mcspi	*mcspi;
-	struct omap2_mcspi_dma	*mcspi_dma;
 	struct omap2_mcspi_cs	*cs;
 
-	mcspi = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
-
 	if (spi->controller_state) {
 		/* Unlink controller state from context save list */
 		cs = spi->controller_state;
@@ -1090,19 +1091,6 @@ static void omap2_mcspi_cleanup(struct s
 		kfree(cs);
 	}
 
-	if (spi->chip_select < spi->master->num_chipselect) {
-		mcspi_dma = &mcspi->dma_channels[spi->chip_select];
-
-		if (mcspi_dma->dma_rx) {
-			dma_release_channel(mcspi_dma->dma_rx);
-			mcspi_dma->dma_rx = NULL;
-		}
-		if (mcspi_dma->dma_tx) {
-			dma_release_channel(mcspi_dma->dma_tx);
-			mcspi_dma->dma_tx = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (gpio_is_valid(spi->cs_gpio))
 		gpio_free(spi->cs_gpio);
 }
@@ -1313,6 +1301,9 @@ static bool omap2_mcspi_can_dma(struct s
 	if (spi_controller_is_slave(master))
 		return true;
 
+	master->dma_rx = mcspi_dma->dma_rx;
+	master->dma_tx = mcspi_dma->dma_tx;
+
 	return (xfer->len >= DMA_MIN_BYTES);
 }
 
@@ -1475,6 +1466,11 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_probe(struct plat
 	for (i = 0; i < master->num_chipselect; i++) {
 		sprintf(mcspi->dma_channels[i].dma_rx_ch_name, "rx%d", i);
 		sprintf(mcspi->dma_channels[i].dma_tx_ch_name, "tx%d", i);
+
+		status = omap2_mcspi_request_dma(mcspi,
+						 &mcspi->dma_channels[i]);
+		if (status == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			goto free_master;
 	}
 
 	status = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
@@ -1512,6 +1508,7 @@ disable_pm:
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 free_master:
+	omap2_mcspi_release_dma(master);
 	spi_master_put(master);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -1521,6 +1518,8 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_remove(struct pla
 	struct spi_master *master = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct omap2_mcspi *mcspi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 
+	omap2_mcspi_release_dma(master);
+
 	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(mcspi->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(mcspi->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
