diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-altera.c b/drivers/spi/spi-altera.c
index 9a64c3f..595b62c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-altera.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-altera.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, hw);
 
 	/* setup the state for the bitbang driver */
-	hw->bitbang.master = spi_master_get(master);
+	hw->bitbang.master = master;
 	if (!hw->bitbang.master)
 		return err;
 	hw->bitbang.chipselect = altera_spi_chipsel;