diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
index b91a5a8f6da6a243d260a476b4d16be08d5a542b..84dd4f3bd50efb1c9498857fc3242307a8c1a355 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ static int __init spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spi_imx->bitbang.txrx_bufs = spi_imx_transfer;
 	spi_imx->bitbang.master->setup = spi_imx_setup;
 	spi_imx->bitbang.master->cleanup = spi_imx_cleanup;
+	spi_imx->bitbang.master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH;
 
 	init_completion(&spi_imx->xfer_done);