diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
index 448a8cc71df3aef818a0a0d4d0058e2c47cabf68..9a42c158e2453a099bfdba610f6a389a924c0f10 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
@@ -269,9 +269,7 @@ static int tegra_sflash_start_transfer_one(struct spi_device *spi,
 	u32 speed;
 	unsigned long command;
 
-	speed = t->speed_hz ? t->speed_hz : spi->max_speed_hz;
-	if (!speed)
-		speed = tsd->spi_max_frequency;
+	speed = t->speed_hz;
 	if (speed != tsd->cur_speed) {
 		clk_set_rate(tsd->clk, speed);
 		tsd->cur_speed = speed;
@@ -319,6 +317,15 @@ static int tegra_sflash_start_transfer_one(struct spi_device *spi,
 	return  tegra_sflash_start_cpu_based_transfer(tsd, t);
 }
 
+static int tegra_sflash_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
+{
+	struct tegra_sflash_data *tsd = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
+
+	/* Set speed to the spi max fequency if spi device has not set */
+	spi->max_speed_hz = spi->max_speed_hz ? : tsd->spi_max_frequency;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int tegra_sflash_transfer_one_message(struct spi_master *master,
 			struct spi_message *msg)
 {
@@ -492,6 +499,7 @@ static int tegra_sflash_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* the spi->mode bits understood by this driver: */
 	master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA;
+	master->setup = tegra_sflash_setup;
 	master->transfer_one_message = tegra_sflash_transfer_one_message;
 	master->num_chipselect = MAX_CHIP_SELECT;
 	master->bus_num = -1;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
index 7a95bddfb604ddfb46af25136236ad0e9b61c307..8d51db8dea6d4791c6427cb2cb3d555c3bb18463 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
@@ -725,9 +725,7 @@ static int tegra_slink_start_transfer_one(struct spi_device *spi,
 	unsigned long command2;
 
 	bits_per_word = t->bits_per_word;
-	speed = t->speed_hz ? t->speed_hz : spi->max_speed_hz;
-	if (!speed)
-		speed = tspi->spi_max_frequency;
+	speed = t->speed_hz;
 	if (speed != tspi->cur_speed) {
 		clk_set_rate(tspi->clk, speed * 4);
 		tspi->cur_speed = speed;
@@ -838,6 +836,8 @@ static int tegra_slink_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	BUG_ON(spi->chip_select >= MAX_CHIP_SELECT);
 
+	/* Set speed to the spi max fequency if spi device has not set */
+	spi->max_speed_hz = spi->max_speed_hz ? : tspi->spi_max_frequency;
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(tspi->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(tspi->dev, "pm runtime failed, e = %d\n", ret);