diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index c64a3e59fce30a7f9658afcca246a6d6872627da..4023cc98d808ecd7192e0a60b41cfaed0934227c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1893,6 +1893,8 @@ int spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (!spi->max_speed_hz)
 		spi->max_speed_hz = spi->master->max_speed_hz;
 
+	spi_set_cs(spi, false);
+
 	if (spi->master->setup)
 		status = spi->master->setup(spi);