diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/files/drivers/spi/bcm63xx_spi.c b/target/linux/brcm63xx/files/drivers/spi/bcm63xx_spi.c
index bd75b8c7af..a53eb18197 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/files/drivers/spi/bcm63xx_spi.c
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/files/drivers/spi/bcm63xx_spi.c
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ static int __init bcm63xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	
 	/* Initialize hardware */
 	clk_enable(bs->clk);
-	bcm_spi_writew(SPI_CMD_HARD_RESET, bs->regs, SPI_CMD);
 	bcm_spi_writeb(SPI_INTR_CLEAR_ALL, bs->regs, SPI_INT_MASK);
 	
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, " at 0x%08x (irq %d, FIFOs size %d) v%s\n",