diff --git a/drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c b/drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c
index 545519a063b..293b7cab3e5 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ static void atmel_spi_next_xfer(struct spi_master *master,
 			len >>= 1;
 		spi_writel(as, RCR, len);
 		spi_writel(as, TCR, len);
+
+		dev_dbg(&msg->spi->dev,
+			"  start xfer %p: len %u tx %p/%08x rx %p/%08x\n",
+			xfer, xfer->len, xfer->tx_buf, xfer->tx_dma,
+			xfer->rx_buf, xfer->rx_dma);
 	} else {
 		xfer = as->next_transfer;
 		remaining = as->next_remaining_bytes;
@@ -208,8 +213,8 @@ static void atmel_spi_next_xfer(struct spi_master *master,
 
 	if (remaining > 0)
 		len = remaining;
-	else if (!atmel_spi_xfer_is_last(msg, xfer) &&
-		atmel_spi_xfer_can_be_chained(xfer)) {
+	else if (!atmel_spi_xfer_is_last(msg, xfer)
+			&& atmel_spi_xfer_can_be_chained(xfer)) {
 		xfer = list_entry(xfer->transfer_list.next,
 				struct spi_transfer, transfer_list);
 		len = xfer->len;
@@ -230,6 +235,11 @@ static void atmel_spi_next_xfer(struct spi_master *master,
 			len >>= 1;
 		spi_writel(as, RNCR, len);
 		spi_writel(as, TNCR, len);
+
+		dev_dbg(&msg->spi->dev,
+			"  next xfer %p: len %u tx %p/%08x rx %p/%08x\n",
+			xfer, xfer->len, xfer->tx_buf, xfer->tx_dma,
+			xfer->rx_buf, xfer->rx_dma);
 	} else {
 		spi_writel(as, RNCR, 0);
 		spi_writel(as, TNCR, 0);
@@ -246,12 +256,6 @@ static void atmel_spi_next_xfer(struct spi_master *master,
 	 * It should be doable, though. Just not now...
 	 */
 	spi_writel(as, IER, SPI_BIT(ENDRX) | SPI_BIT(OVRES));
-
-	dev_dbg(&msg->spi->dev,
-		"  start xfer %p: len %u tx %p/%08x rx %p/%08x imr %03x\n",
-		xfer, xfer->len, xfer->tx_buf, xfer->tx_dma,
-		xfer->rx_buf, xfer->rx_dma, spi_readl(as, IMR));
-
 	spi_writel(as, PTCR, SPI_BIT(TXTEN) | SPI_BIT(RXTEN));
 }