diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mmio.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mmio.c
index 0894b4c09496..e23d0c53a664 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mmio.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-mmio.c
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ static int dw_spi_dw_apb_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	/* Register hook to configure CTRLR0 */
 	dwsmmio->dws.update_cr0 = dw_spi_update_cr0;
 
+	dw_spi_dma_setup_generic(&dwsmmio->dws);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ static int dw_spi_dwc_ssi_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	/* Register hook to configure CTRLR0 */
 	dwsmmio->dws.update_cr0 = dw_spi_update_cr0_v1_01a;
 
+	dw_spi_dma_setup_generic(&dwsmmio->dws);
+
 	return 0;
 }