diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 6ec647bbba772..e08646e715baa 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME "spi_imx"
 
+static bool use_dma = true;
+module_param(use_dma, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_dma, "Enable usage of DMA when available (default)");
+
 #define MXC_CSPIRXDATA		0x00
 #define MXC_CSPITXDATA		0x04
 #define MXC_CSPICTRL		0x08
@@ -219,6 +223,9 @@ static bool spi_imx_can_dma(struct spi_master *master, struct spi_device *spi,
 {
 	struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 
+	if (!use_dma)
+		return false;
+
 	if (!master->dma_rx)
 		return false;