diff --git a/drivers/spi/kirkwood_spi.c b/drivers/spi/kirkwood_spi.c
index dfe542db64..db8ba8bdac 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/kirkwood_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/kirkwood_spi.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct spi_slave *spi_setup_slave(unsigned int bus, unsigned int cs,
 	debug("data = 0x%08x \n", data);
 
 	writel(KWSPI_SMEMRDIRQ, &spireg->irq_cause);
-	writel(KWSPI_IRQMASK, spireg->irq_mask);
+	writel(KWSPI_IRQMASK, &spireg->irq_mask);
 
 	/* program mpp registers to select  SPI_CSn */
 	if (cs) {