diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mvebu/spi.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mvebu/spi.h
index 526fea68e6..78869a253d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mvebu/spi.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mvebu/spi.h
@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@ struct kwspi_registers {
 #define SCK_MPP10	(1 << 1)
 #define MISO_MPP11	(1 << 2)
 
+/* Control Register */
+#define KWSPI_CSN_ACT		(1 << 0) /* Activates serial memory interface */
+#define KWSPI_SMEMRDY		(1 << 1) /* SerMem Data xfer ready */
+#define KWSPI_CS_SHIFT		2	/* chip select shift */
+#define KWSPI_CS_MASK		0x7	/* chip select mask */
+
+/* Configuration Register */
 #define KWSPI_CLKPRESCL_MASK	0x1f
 #define KWSPI_CLKPRESCL_MIN	0x12
-#define KWSPI_CSN_ACT		1 /* Activates serial memory interface */
-#define KWSPI_SMEMRDY		(1 << 1) /* SerMem Data xfer ready */
-#define KWSPI_IRQUNMASK		1 /* unmask SPI interrupt */
-#define KWSPI_IRQMASK		0 /* mask SPI interrupt */
-#define KWSPI_SMEMRDIRQ		1 /* SerMem data xfer ready irq */
 #define KWSPI_XFERLEN_1BYTE	0
 #define KWSPI_XFERLEN_2BYTE	(1 << 5)
 #define KWSPI_XFERLEN_MASK	(1 << 5)
@@ -50,6 +52,11 @@ struct kwspi_registers {
 #define KWSPI_ADRLEN_3BYTE	(2 << 8)
 #define KWSPI_ADRLEN_4BYTE	(3 << 8)
 #define KWSPI_ADRLEN_MASK	(3 << 8)
+
+#define KWSPI_IRQUNMASK		1 /* unmask SPI interrupt */
+#define KWSPI_IRQMASK		0 /* mask SPI interrupt */
+#define KWSPI_SMEMRDIRQ		1 /* SerMem data xfer ready irq */
+
 #define KWSPI_TIMEOUT		10000
 
 #endif /* __KW_SPI_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/spi/kirkwood_spi.c b/drivers/spi/kirkwood_spi.c
index 80cdbd08fc..6851ba942f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/kirkwood_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/kirkwood_spi.c
@@ -283,6 +283,19 @@ static int mvebu_spi_xfer(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int bitlen,
 	return _spi_xfer(plat->spireg, bitlen, dout, din, flags);
 }
 
+static int mvebu_spi_claim_bus(struct udevice *dev)
+{
+	struct udevice *bus = dev->parent;
+	struct mvebu_spi_platdata *plat = dev_get_platdata(bus);
+
+	/* Configure the chip-select in the CTRL register */
+	clrsetbits_le32(&plat->spireg->ctrl,
+			KWSPI_CS_MASK << KWSPI_CS_SHIFT,
+			spi_chip_select(dev) << KWSPI_CS_SHIFT);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int mvebu_spi_probe(struct udevice *bus)
 {
 	struct mvebu_spi_platdata *plat = dev_get_platdata(bus);
@@ -305,6 +318,7 @@ static int mvebu_spi_ofdata_to_platdata(struct udevice *bus)
 }
 
 static const struct dm_spi_ops mvebu_spi_ops = {
+	.claim_bus	= mvebu_spi_claim_bus,
 	.xfer		= mvebu_spi_xfer,
 	.set_speed	= mvebu_spi_set_speed,
 	.set_mode	= mvebu_spi_set_mode,