"Communication mode is configured incorrectly\n");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
-       if ((chip_info->rx_lev_trig < SSP_RX_1_OR_MORE_ELEM)
-           || (chip_info->rx_lev_trig > SSP_RX_32_OR_MORE_ELEM)) {
+       switch (chip_info->rx_lev_trig) {
+       case SSP_RX_1_OR_MORE_ELEM:
+       case SSP_RX_4_OR_MORE_ELEM:
+       case SSP_RX_8_OR_MORE_ELEM:
+               /* These are always OK, all variants can handle this */
+               break;
+       case SSP_RX_16_OR_MORE_ELEM:
+               if (pl022->vendor->fifodepth < 16) {
+                       dev_err(&pl022->adev->dev,
+                       "RX FIFO Trigger Level is configured incorrectly\n");
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               }
+               break;
+       case SSP_RX_32_OR_MORE_ELEM:
+               if (pl022->vendor->fifodepth < 32) {
+                       dev_err(&pl022->adev->dev,
+                       "RX FIFO Trigger Level is configured incorrectly\n");
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               }
+               break;
+       default:
                dev_err(&pl022->adev->dev,
                        "RX FIFO Trigger Level is configured incorrectly\n");
                return -EINVAL;
+               break;
        }
-       if ((chip_info->tx_lev_trig < SSP_TX_1_OR_MORE_EMPTY_LOC)
-           || (chip_info->tx_lev_trig > SSP_TX_32_OR_MORE_EMPTY_LOC)) {
+       switch (chip_info->tx_lev_trig) {
+       case SSP_TX_1_OR_MORE_EMPTY_LOC:
+       case SSP_TX_4_OR_MORE_EMPTY_LOC:
+       case SSP_TX_8_OR_MORE_EMPTY_LOC:
+               /* These are always OK, all variants can handle this */
+               break;
+       case SSP_TX_16_OR_MORE_EMPTY_LOC:
+               if (pl022->vendor->fifodepth < 16) {
+                       dev_err(&pl022->adev->dev,
+                       "TX FIFO Trigger Level is configured incorrectly\n");
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               }
+               break;
+       case SSP_TX_32_OR_MORE_EMPTY_LOC:
+               if (pl022->vendor->fifodepth < 32) {
+                       dev_err(&pl022->adev->dev,
+                       "TX FIFO Trigger Level is configured incorrectly\n");
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               }
+               break;
+       default:
                dev_err(&pl022->adev->dev,
                        "TX FIFO Trigger Level is configured incorrectly\n");
                return -EINVAL;
+               break;
        }
        if (chip_info->iface == SSP_INTERFACE_NATIONAL_MICROWIRE) {
                if ((chip_info->ctrl_len < SSP_BITS_4)