struct spi_imx_devtype_data {
        void (*intctrl)(struct spi_imx_data *, int);
        int (*prepare_message)(struct spi_imx_data *, struct spi_message *);
-       int (*prepare_transfer)(struct spi_imx_data *, struct spi_device *,
-                               struct spi_transfer *);
+       int (*prepare_transfer)(struct spi_imx_data *, struct spi_device *);
        void (*trigger)(struct spi_imx_data *);
        int (*rx_available)(struct spi_imx_data *);
        void (*reset)(struct spi_imx_data *);
 }
 
 static int mx51_ecspi_prepare_transfer(struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx,
-                                      struct spi_device *spi,
-                                      struct spi_transfer *t)
+                                      struct spi_device *spi)
 {
        u32 ctrl = readl(spi_imx->base + MX51_ECSPI_CTRL);
-       u32 clk = t->speed_hz, delay;
+       u32 clk, delay;
 
        /* Clear BL field and set the right value */
        ctrl &= ~MX51_ECSPI_CTRL_BL_MASK;
        /* set clock speed */
        ctrl &= ~(0xf << MX51_ECSPI_CTRL_POSTDIV_OFFSET |
                  0xf << MX51_ECSPI_CTRL_PREDIV_OFFSET);
-       ctrl |= mx51_ecspi_clkdiv(spi_imx, t->speed_hz, &clk);
+       ctrl |= mx51_ecspi_clkdiv(spi_imx, spi_imx->spi_bus_clk, &clk);
        spi_imx->spi_bus_clk = clk;
 
        if (spi_imx->usedma)
 }
 
 static int mx31_prepare_transfer(struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx,
-                                struct spi_device *spi,
-                                struct spi_transfer *t)
+                                struct spi_device *spi)
 {
        unsigned int reg = MX31_CSPICTRL_ENABLE | MX31_CSPICTRL_MASTER;
        unsigned int clk;
 
-       reg |= spi_imx_clkdiv_2(spi_imx->spi_clk, t->speed_hz, &clk) <<
+       reg |= spi_imx_clkdiv_2(spi_imx->spi_clk, spi_imx->spi_bus_clk, &clk) <<
                MX31_CSPICTRL_DR_SHIFT;
        spi_imx->spi_bus_clk = clk;
 
 }
 
 static int mx21_prepare_transfer(struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx,
-                                struct spi_device *spi,
-                                struct spi_transfer *t)
+                                struct spi_device *spi)
 {
        unsigned int reg = MX21_CSPICTRL_ENABLE | MX21_CSPICTRL_MASTER;
        unsigned int max = is_imx27_cspi(spi_imx) ? 16 : 18;
        unsigned int clk;
 
-       reg |= spi_imx_clkdiv_1(spi_imx->spi_clk, t->speed_hz, max, &clk)
+       reg |= spi_imx_clkdiv_1(spi_imx->spi_clk, spi_imx->spi_bus_clk, max, &clk)
                << MX21_CSPICTRL_DR_SHIFT;
        spi_imx->spi_bus_clk = clk;
 
 }
 
 static int mx1_prepare_transfer(struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx,
-                               struct spi_device *spi,
-                               struct spi_transfer *t)
+                               struct spi_device *spi)
 {
        unsigned int reg = MX1_CSPICTRL_ENABLE | MX1_CSPICTRL_MASTER;
        unsigned int clk;
 
-       reg |= spi_imx_clkdiv_2(spi_imx->spi_clk, t->speed_hz, &clk) <<
+       reg |= spi_imx_clkdiv_2(spi_imx->spi_clk, spi_imx->spi_bus_clk, &clk) <<
                MX1_CSPICTRL_DR_SHIFT;
        spi_imx->spi_bus_clk = clk;
 
        if (!t)
                return 0;
 
+       if (!t->speed_hz) {
+               if (!spi->max_speed_hz) {
+                       dev_err(&spi->dev, "no speed_hz provided!\n");
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               }
+               dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "using spi->max_speed_hz!\n");
+               spi_imx->spi_bus_clk = spi->max_speed_hz;
+       } else
+               spi_imx->spi_bus_clk = t->speed_hz;
+
        spi_imx->bits_per_word = t->bits_per_word;
 
        /*
                spi_imx->slave_burst = t->len;
        }
 
-       spi_imx->devtype_data->prepare_transfer(spi_imx, spi, t);
+       spi_imx->devtype_data->prepare_transfer(spi_imx, spi);
 
        return 0;
 }