diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_spi.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_spi.c
index 293b45e13c..e517a4028b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_spi.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_spi.c
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ static uint16_t spi_send(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, uint16_t wd)
  *
  ************************************************************************************/
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI_DMA) || defined(CONFIG_STM32_DMACAPABLE)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI_DMA) || defined(CONFIG_STM32_DMACAPABLE) || defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI_DMATHRESHOLD)
 #if !defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI_DMA)
 static void spi_exchange(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, FAR const void *txbuffer,
                          FAR void *rxbuffer, size_t nwords)
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ static void spi_exchange_nodma(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, FAR const void *txbuff
         }
     }
 }
-#endif /* !CONFIG_STM32_SPI_DMA || CONFIG_STM32_DMACAPABLE */
+#endif /* !CONFIG_STM32_SPI_DMA || CONFIG_STM32_DMACAPABLE || CONFIG_STM32_SPI_DMATHRESHOLD */
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: spi_exchange (with DMA capability)