diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-topcliff-pch.c b/drivers/spi/spi-topcliff-pch.c
index 6cb2fdb..c8efa75 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-topcliff-pch.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-topcliff-pch.c
@@ -352,16 +352,26 @@
 			"%s returning due to suspend\n", __func__);
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
-	if (data->use_dma)
-		return IRQ_NONE;
 
 	io_remap_addr = data->io_remap_addr;
 	spsr = io_remap_addr + PCH_SPSR;
 
 	reg_spsr_val = ioread32(spsr);
 
-	if (reg_spsr_val & SPSR_ORF_BIT)
-		dev_err(&board_dat->pdev->dev, "%s Over run error", __func__);
+	if (reg_spsr_val & SPSR_ORF_BIT) {
+		dev_err(&board_dat->pdev->dev, "%s Over run error\n", __func__);
+		if (data->current_msg->complete != 0) {
+			data->transfer_complete = true;
+			data->current_msg->status = -EIO;
+			data->current_msg->complete(data->current_msg->context);
+			data->bcurrent_msg_processing = false;
+			data->current_msg = NULL;
+			data->cur_trans = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (data->use_dma)
+		return IRQ_NONE;
 
 	/* Check if the interrupt is for SPI device */
 	if (reg_spsr_val & (SPSR_FI_BIT | SPSR_RFI_BIT)) {
@@ -815,10 +825,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void pch_spi_start_transfer(struct pch_spi_data *data)
+static int pch_spi_start_transfer(struct pch_spi_data *data)
 {
 	struct pch_spi_dma_ctrl *dma;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int rtn;
 
 	dma = &data->dma;
 
@@ -833,7 +844,9 @@
 				 initiating the transfer. */
 	dev_dbg(&data->master->dev,
 		"%s:waiting for transfer to get over\n", __func__);
-	wait_event_interruptible(data->wait, data->transfer_complete);
+	rtn = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(data->wait,
+					       data->transfer_complete,
+					       msecs_to_jiffies(2 * HZ));
 
 	dma_sync_sg_for_cpu(&data->master->dev, dma->sg_rx_p, dma->nent,
 			    DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
@@ -860,6 +873,8 @@
 	pch_spi_clear_fifo(data->master);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&data->lock, flags);
+
+	return rtn;
 }
 
 static void pch_dma_rx_complete(void *arg)
@@ -1187,7 +1202,8 @@
 
 		if (data->use_dma) {
 			pch_spi_handle_dma(data, &bpw);
-			pch_spi_start_transfer(data);
+			if (!pch_spi_start_transfer(data))
+				goto out;
 			pch_spi_copy_rx_data_for_dma(data, bpw);
 		} else {
 			pch_spi_set_tx(data, &bpw);
@@ -1225,6 +1241,7 @@
 
 	} while (data->cur_trans != NULL);
 
+out:
 	pch_spi_writereg(data->master, PCH_SSNXCR, SSN_HIGH);
 	if (data->use_dma)
 		pch_spi_release_dma(data);