val |= div << SPFI_DEVICE_PARAMETER_BITCLK_SHIFT;
        spfi_writel(spfi, val, SPFI_DEVICE_PARAMETER(spi->chip_select));
 
+       spfi_writel(spfi, xfer->len << SPFI_TRANSACTION_TSIZE_SHIFT,
+                   SPFI_TRANSACTION);
+
        val = spfi_readl(spfi, SPFI_CONTROL);
        val &= ~(SPFI_CONTROL_SEND_DMA | SPFI_CONTROL_GET_DMA);
        if (xfer->tx_buf)
                                              &master->cur_msg->transfers))
                val |= SPFI_CONTROL_CONTINUE;
        spfi_writel(spfi, val, SPFI_CONTROL);
-       spfi_writel(spfi, xfer->len << SPFI_TRANSACTION_TSIZE_SHIFT,
-                   SPFI_TRANSACTION);
 }
 
 static int img_spfi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,