diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
index d495d8604397..d14b407cc800 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static int sh_msiof_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (bits <= 8 && len > 15 && !(len & 3)) {
+	if (bits <= 8 && len > 15) {
 		bits = 32;
 		swab = true;
 	} else {
@@ -1038,6 +1038,14 @@ static int sh_msiof_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 		if (rx_buf)
 			rx_buf += n * bytes_per_word;
 		words -= n;
+
+		if (words == 0 && (len % bytes_per_word)) {
+			words = len % bytes_per_word;
+			bits = t->bits_per_word;
+			bytes_per_word = 1;
+			tx_fifo = sh_msiof_spi_write_fifo_8;
+			rx_fifo = sh_msiof_spi_read_fifo_8;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;