diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
index 3d32be6..1a7f083 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
@@ -217,6 +217,18 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * This does disable the SPI controller, interrupts, and re-enable the
+ * controller back. Transmit and receive FIFO buffers are cleared when the
+ * device is disabled.
+ */
+static inline void spi_reset_chip(struct dw_spi *dws)
+{
+	spi_enable_chip(dws, 0);
+	spi_mask_intr(dws, 0xff);
+	spi_enable_chip(dws, 1);
+}
+
+/*
  * Each SPI slave device to work with dw_api controller should
  * has such a structure claiming its working mode (PIO/DMA etc),
  * which can be save in the "controller_data" member of the