diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9951.c b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9951.c
index 0094c2f392ad..5e8990a0210b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9951.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9951.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ static ssize_t ad9951_set_parameter(struct device *dev,
 					const char *buf,
 					size_t len)
 {
-	struct spi_message msg;
 	struct spi_transfer xfer;
 	int ret;
 	struct ad9951_config *config = (struct ad9951_config *)buf;
@@ -71,36 +70,28 @@ static ssize_t ad9951_set_parameter(struct device *dev,
 	xfer.tx_buf = &config->asf[0];
 	mutex_lock(&st->lock);
 
-	spi_message_init(&msg);
-	spi_message_add_tail(&xfer, &msg);
-	ret = spi_sync(st->sdev, &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync_transfer(st->sdev, &xfer, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_ret;
 
 	xfer.len = 2;
 	xfer.tx_buf = &config->arr[0];
 
-	spi_message_init(&msg);
-	spi_message_add_tail(&xfer, &msg);
-	ret = spi_sync(st->sdev, &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync_transfer(st->sdev, &xfer, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_ret;
 
 	xfer.len = 5;
 	xfer.tx_buf = &config->ftw0[0];
 
-	spi_message_init(&msg);
-	spi_message_add_tail(&xfer, &msg);
-	ret = spi_sync(st->sdev, &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync_transfer(st->sdev, &xfer, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_ret;
 
 	xfer.len = 3;
 	xfer.tx_buf = &config->ftw1[0];
 
-	spi_message_init(&msg);
-	spi_message_add_tail(&xfer, &msg);
-	ret = spi_sync(st->sdev, &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync_transfer(st->sdev, &xfer, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_ret;
 error_ret:
@@ -113,7 +104,6 @@ static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(dds, S_IWUSR, NULL, ad9951_set_parameter, 0);
 
 static void ad9951_init(struct ad9951_state *st)
 {
-	struct spi_message msg;
 	struct spi_transfer xfer;
 	int ret;
 	u8 cfr[5];
@@ -129,9 +119,7 @@ static void ad9951_init(struct ad9951_state *st)
 	xfer.len = 5;
 	xfer.tx_buf = 𝔠
 
-	spi_message_init(&msg);
-	spi_message_add_tail(&xfer, &msg);
-	ret = spi_sync(st->sdev, &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync_transfer(st->sdev, &xfer, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_ret;
 
@@ -143,9 +131,7 @@ static void ad9951_init(struct ad9951_state *st)
 	xfer.len = 4;
 	xfer.tx_buf = 𝔠
 
-	spi_message_init(&msg);
-	spi_message_add_tail(&xfer, &msg);
-	ret = spi_sync(st->sdev, &msg);
+	ret = spi_sync_transfer(st->sdev, &xfer, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_ret;