diff --git a/components/driver/spi_master.c b/components/driver/spi_master.c
index 8c0d7d143f..90b29a2e5c 100644
--- a/components/driver/spi_master.c
+++ b/components/driver/spi_master.c
@@ -683,8 +683,8 @@ static SPI_MASTER_ISR_ATTR esp_err_t check_trans_valid(spi_device_handle_t handl
     bool is_half_duplex = ((handle->cfg.flags & SPI_DEVICE_HALFDUPLEX) != 0);
 
     //check transmission length
-    SPI_CHECK((trans_desc->flags & SPI_TRANS_USE_RXDATA)==0 ||trans_desc->rxlength <= 32, "rxdata transfer > 32 bits without configured DMA", ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
-    SPI_CHECK((trans_desc->flags & SPI_TRANS_USE_TXDATA)==0 ||trans_desc->length <= 32, "txdata transfer > 32 bits without configured DMA", ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
+    SPI_CHECK((trans_desc->flags & SPI_TRANS_USE_RXDATA)==0 || trans_desc->rxlength <= 32, "SPI_TRANS_USE_RXDATA only available for rxdata transfer <= 32 bits", ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
+    SPI_CHECK((trans_desc->flags & SPI_TRANS_USE_TXDATA)==0 || trans_desc->length <= 32, "SPI_TRANS_USE_TXDATA only available for txdata transfer <= 32 bits", ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
     SPI_CHECK(trans_desc->length <= bus_attr->max_transfer_sz*8, "txdata transfer > host maximum", ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
     SPI_CHECK(trans_desc->rxlength <= bus_attr->max_transfer_sz*8, "rxdata transfer > host maximum", ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
     SPI_CHECK(is_half_duplex || trans_desc->rxlength <= trans_desc->length, "rx length > tx length in full duplex mode", ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);