diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_7k.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_7k.c
index ffe7a16bdfc8..6c8543fb90c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_7k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_7k.c
@@ -45,34 +45,33 @@ qcaspi_read_register(struct qcaspi *qca, u16 reg, u16 *result)
 {
 	__be16 rx_data;
 	__be16 tx_data;
-	struct spi_transfer *transfer;
-	struct spi_message *msg;
+	struct spi_transfer transfer[2];
+	struct spi_message msg;
 	int ret;
 
+	memset(transfer, 0, sizeof(transfer));
+
+	spi_message_init(&msg);
+
 	tx_data = cpu_to_be16(QCA7K_SPI_READ | QCA7K_SPI_INTERNAL | reg);
+	*result = 0;
+
+	transfer[0].tx_buf = &tx_data;
+	transfer[0].len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
+	transfer[1].rx_buf = &rx_data;
+	transfer[1].len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
+
+	spi_message_add_tail(&transfer[0], &msg);
 
 	if (qca->legacy_mode) {
-		msg = &qca->spi_msg1;
-		transfer = &qca->spi_xfer1;
-		transfer->tx_buf = &tx_data;
-		transfer->rx_buf = NULL;
-		transfer->len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
-		spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, msg);
-	} else {
-		msg = &qca->spi_msg2;
-		transfer = &qca->spi_xfer2[0];
-		transfer->tx_buf = &tx_data;
-		transfer->rx_buf = NULL;
-		transfer->len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
-		transfer = &qca->spi_xfer2[1];
+		spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, &msg);
+		spi_message_init(&msg);
 	}
-	transfer->tx_buf = NULL;
-	transfer->rx_buf = &rx_data;
-	transfer->len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
-	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, msg);
+	spi_message_add_tail(&transfer[1], &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, &msg);
 
 	if (!ret)
-		ret = msg->status;
+		ret = msg.status;
 
 	if (ret)
 		qcaspi_spi_error(qca);
@@ -86,35 +85,32 @@ int
 qcaspi_write_register(struct qcaspi *qca, u16 reg, u16 value)
 {
 	__be16 tx_data[2];
-	struct spi_transfer *transfer;
-	struct spi_message *msg;
+	struct spi_transfer transfer[2];
+	struct spi_message msg;
 	int ret;
 
+	memset(&transfer, 0, sizeof(transfer));
+
+	spi_message_init(&msg);
+
 	tx_data[0] = cpu_to_be16(QCA7K_SPI_WRITE | QCA7K_SPI_INTERNAL | reg);
 	tx_data[1] = cpu_to_be16(value);
 
+	transfer[0].tx_buf = &tx_data[0];
+	transfer[0].len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
+	transfer[1].tx_buf = &tx_data[1];
+	transfer[1].len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
+
+	spi_message_add_tail(&transfer[0], &msg);
 	if (qca->legacy_mode) {
-		msg = &qca->spi_msg1;
-		transfer = &qca->spi_xfer1;
-		transfer->tx_buf = &tx_data[0];
-		transfer->rx_buf = NULL;
-		transfer->len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
-		spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, msg);
-	} else {
-		msg = &qca->spi_msg2;
-		transfer = &qca->spi_xfer2[0];
-		transfer->tx_buf = &tx_data[0];
-		transfer->rx_buf = NULL;
-		transfer->len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
-		transfer = &qca->spi_xfer2[1];
+		spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, &msg);
+		spi_message_init(&msg);
 	}
-	transfer->tx_buf = &tx_data[1];
-	transfer->rx_buf = NULL;
-	transfer->len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
-	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, msg);
+	spi_message_add_tail(&transfer[1], &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, &msg);
 
 	if (!ret)
-		ret = msg->status;
+		ret = msg.status;
 
 	if (ret)
 		qcaspi_spi_error(qca);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
index 206f0266463e..66b775d462fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
@@ -99,22 +99,24 @@ static u32
 qcaspi_write_burst(struct qcaspi *qca, u8 *src, u32 len)
 {
 	__be16 cmd;
-	struct spi_message *msg = &qca->spi_msg2;
-	struct spi_transfer *transfer = &qca->spi_xfer2[0];
+	struct spi_message msg;
+	struct spi_transfer transfer[2];
 	int ret;
 
+	memset(&transfer, 0, sizeof(transfer));
+	spi_message_init(&msg);
+
 	cmd = cpu_to_be16(QCA7K_SPI_WRITE | QCA7K_SPI_EXTERNAL);
-	transfer->tx_buf = &cmd;
-	transfer->rx_buf = NULL;
-	transfer->len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
-	transfer = &qca->spi_xfer2[1];
-	transfer->tx_buf = src;
-	transfer->rx_buf = NULL;
-	transfer->len = len;
+	transfer[0].tx_buf = &cmd;
+	transfer[0].len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
+	transfer[1].tx_buf = src;
+	transfer[1].len = len;
 
-	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, msg);
+	spi_message_add_tail(&transfer[0], &msg);
+	spi_message_add_tail(&transfer[1], &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, &msg);
 
-	if (ret || (msg->actual_length != QCASPI_CMD_LEN + len)) {
+	if (ret || (msg.actual_length != QCASPI_CMD_LEN + len)) {
 		qcaspi_spi_error(qca);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -125,17 +127,20 @@ qcaspi_write_burst(struct qcaspi *qca, u8 *src, u32 len)
 static u32
 qcaspi_write_legacy(struct qcaspi *qca, u8 *src, u32 len)
 {
-	struct spi_message *msg = &qca->spi_msg1;
-	struct spi_transfer *transfer = &qca->spi_xfer1;
+	struct spi_message msg;
+	struct spi_transfer transfer;
 	int ret;
 
-	transfer->tx_buf = src;
-	transfer->rx_buf = NULL;
-	transfer->len = len;
+	memset(&transfer, 0, sizeof(transfer));
+	spi_message_init(&msg);
+
+	transfer.tx_buf = src;
+	transfer.len = len;
 
-	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, msg);
+	spi_message_add_tail(&transfer, &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, &msg);
 
-	if (ret || (msg->actual_length != len)) {
+	if (ret || (msg.actual_length != len)) {
 		qcaspi_spi_error(qca);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -146,23 +151,25 @@ qcaspi_write_legacy(struct qcaspi *qca, u8 *src, u32 len)
 static u32
 qcaspi_read_burst(struct qcaspi *qca, u8 *dst, u32 len)
 {
-	struct spi_message *msg = &qca->spi_msg2;
+	struct spi_message msg;
 	__be16 cmd;
-	struct spi_transfer *transfer = &qca->spi_xfer2[0];
+	struct spi_transfer transfer[2];
 	int ret;
 
+	memset(&transfer, 0, sizeof(transfer));
+	spi_message_init(&msg);
+
 	cmd = cpu_to_be16(QCA7K_SPI_READ | QCA7K_SPI_EXTERNAL);
-	transfer->tx_buf = &cmd;
-	transfer->rx_buf = NULL;
-	transfer->len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
-	transfer = &qca->spi_xfer2[1];
-	transfer->tx_buf = NULL;
-	transfer->rx_buf = dst;
-	transfer->len = len;
+	transfer[0].tx_buf = &cmd;
+	transfer[0].len = QCASPI_CMD_LEN;
+	transfer[1].rx_buf = dst;
+	transfer[1].len = len;
 
-	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, msg);
+	spi_message_add_tail(&transfer[0], &msg);
+	spi_message_add_tail(&transfer[1], &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, &msg);
 
-	if (ret || (msg->actual_length != QCASPI_CMD_LEN + len)) {
+	if (ret || (msg.actual_length != QCASPI_CMD_LEN + len)) {
 		qcaspi_spi_error(qca);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -173,17 +180,20 @@ qcaspi_read_burst(struct qcaspi *qca, u8 *dst, u32 len)
 static u32
 qcaspi_read_legacy(struct qcaspi *qca, u8 *dst, u32 len)
 {
-	struct spi_message *msg = &qca->spi_msg1;
-	struct spi_transfer *transfer = &qca->spi_xfer1;
+	struct spi_message msg;
+	struct spi_transfer transfer;
 	int ret;
 
-	transfer->tx_buf = NULL;
-	transfer->rx_buf = dst;
-	transfer->len = len;
+	memset(&transfer, 0, sizeof(transfer));
+	spi_message_init(&msg);
 
-	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, msg);
+	transfer.rx_buf = dst;
+	transfer.len = len;
 
-	if (ret || (msg->actual_length != len)) {
+	spi_message_add_tail(&transfer, &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, &msg);
+
+	if (ret || (msg.actual_length != len)) {
 		qcaspi_spi_error(qca);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -195,19 +205,23 @@ static int
 qcaspi_tx_cmd(struct qcaspi *qca, u16 cmd)
 {
 	__be16 tx_data;
-	struct spi_message *msg = &qca->spi_msg1;
-	struct spi_transfer *transfer = &qca->spi_xfer1;
+	struct spi_message msg;
+	struct spi_transfer transfer;
 	int ret;
 
+	memset(&transfer, 0, sizeof(transfer));
+
+	spi_message_init(&msg);
+
 	tx_data = cpu_to_be16(cmd);
-	transfer->len = sizeof(tx_data);
-	transfer->tx_buf = &tx_data;
-	transfer->rx_buf = NULL;
+	transfer.len = sizeof(cmd);
+	transfer.tx_buf = &tx_data;
+	spi_message_add_tail(&transfer, &msg);
 
-	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, msg);
+	ret = spi_sync(qca->spi_dev, &msg);
 
 	if (!ret)
-		ret = msg->status;
+		ret = msg.status;
 
 	if (ret)
 		qcaspi_spi_error(qca);
@@ -835,16 +849,6 @@ qcaspi_netdev_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	qca = netdev_priv(dev);
 	memset(qca, 0, sizeof(struct qcaspi));
 
-	memset(&qca->spi_xfer1, 0, sizeof(struct spi_transfer));
-	memset(&qca->spi_xfer2, 0, sizeof(struct spi_transfer) * 2);
-
-	spi_message_init(&qca->spi_msg1);
-	spi_message_add_tail(&qca->spi_xfer1, &qca->spi_msg1);
-
-	spi_message_init(&qca->spi_msg2);
-	spi_message_add_tail(&qca->spi_xfer2[0], &qca->spi_msg2);
-	spi_message_add_tail(&qca->spi_xfer2[1], &qca->spi_msg2);
-
 	memset(&qca->txr, 0, sizeof(qca->txr));
 	qca->txr.count = TX_RING_MAX_LEN;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
index fc4beb1b32d1..fc0e98726b36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ struct qcaspi {
 	struct tx_ring txr;
 	struct qcaspi_stats stats;
 
-	struct spi_message spi_msg1;
-	struct spi_message spi_msg2;
-	struct spi_transfer spi_xfer1;
-	struct spi_transfer spi_xfer2[2];
-
 	u8 *rx_buffer;
 	u32 buffer_size;
 	u8 sync;
