diff --git a/drivers/spi/omap3_spi.c b/drivers/spi/omap3_spi.c
index 766436ea5f..ecf54bb714 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/omap3_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/omap3_spi.c
@@ -443,9 +443,6 @@ static void spi_reset(struct mcspi *regs)
 static void _omap3_spi_claim_bus(struct omap3_spi_priv *priv)
 {
 	unsigned int conf;
-
-	spi_reset(priv->regs);
-
 	/*
 	 * setup when switching from (reset default) slave mode
 	 * to single-channel master mode
@@ -480,6 +477,8 @@ int spi_claim_bus(struct spi_slave *slave)
 {
 	struct omap3_spi_priv *priv = to_omap3_spi(slave);
 
+	spi_reset(priv->regs);
+
 	_omap3_spi_claim_bus(priv);
 	_omap3_spi_set_wordlen(priv);
 	_omap3_spi_set_mode(priv);
@@ -492,8 +491,7 @@ void spi_release_bus(struct spi_slave *slave)
 {
 	struct omap3_spi_priv *priv = to_omap3_spi(slave);
 
-	/* Reset the SPI hardware */
-	spi_reset(priv->regs);
+	writel(OMAP3_MCSPI_MODULCTRL_MS, &priv->regs->modulctrl);
 }
 
 struct spi_slave *spi_setup_slave(unsigned int bus, unsigned int cs,
@@ -602,8 +600,7 @@ static int omap3_spi_release_bus(struct udevice *dev)
 	struct udevice *bus = dev->parent;
 	struct omap3_spi_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(bus);
 
-	/* Reset the SPI hardware */
-	spi_reset(priv->regs);
+	writel(OMAP3_MCSPI_MODULCTRL_MS, &priv->regs->modulctrl);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -636,6 +633,9 @@ static int omap3_spi_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 	else
 		priv->pin_dir = MCSPI_PINDIR_D0_IN_D1_OUT;
 	priv->wordlen = SPI_DEFAULT_WORDLEN;
+
+	spi_reset(priv->regs);
+
 	return 0;
 }