diff --git a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
index c9714072e224..a14196e95e9b 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ static int cros_ec_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 			   sizeof(struct ec_response_get_protocol_info);
 	ec_dev->dout_size = sizeof(struct ec_host_request);
 
+	ec_spi->last_transfer_ns = ktime_get_ns();
 
 	err = cros_ec_register(ec_dev);
 	if (err) {