diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c b/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c
index acc88b4d28693..249077e5cc484 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c
@@ -216,9 +216,6 @@ static __devinit int ath79_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (pdata) {
 		master->bus_num = pdata->bus_num;
 		master->num_chipselect = pdata->num_chipselect;
-	} else {
-		master->bus_num = -1;
-		master->num_chipselect = 1;
 	}
 
 	sp->bitbang.master = spi_master_get(master);
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-lm70llp.c b/drivers/spi/spi-lm70llp.c
index 933eb9d9ddd4d..0759b5db98830 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-lm70llp.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-lm70llp.c
@@ -219,9 +219,6 @@ static void spi_lm70llp_attach(struct parport *p)
 	}
 	pp = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 
-	master->bus_num = -1;	/* dynamic alloc of a bus number */
-	master->num_chipselect = 1;
-
 	/*
 	 * SPI and bitbang hookup.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
index 57633d9634565..cb3a3830b0a53 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ static int __devinit mpc52xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *op)
 		goto err_alloc;
 	}
 
-	master->bus_num = -1;
 	master->setup = mpc52xx_spi_setup;
 	master->transfer = mpc52xx_spi_transfer;
 	master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_LSB_FIRST;
@@ -479,8 +478,6 @@ static int __devinit mpc52xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *op)
 			gpio_direction_output(gpio_cs, 1);
 			ms->gpio_cs[i] = gpio_cs;
 		}
-	} else {
-		master->num_chipselect = 1;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ms->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-ppc4xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-ppc4xx.c
index d95d307a11003..75ac9d48ef46c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-ppc4xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-ppc4xx.c
@@ -466,9 +466,6 @@ static int __init spi_ppc4xx_of_probe(struct platform_device *op)
 	bbp->master->setup = spi_ppc4xx_setup;
 	bbp->master->cleanup = spi_ppc4xx_cleanup;
 
-	/* Allocate bus num dynamically. */
-	bbp->master->bus_num = -1;
-
 	/* the spi->mode bits understood by this driver: */
 	bbp->master->mode_bits =
 		SPI_CPHA | SPI_CPOL | SPI_CS_HIGH | SPI_LSB_FIRST;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-topcliff-pch.c b/drivers/spi/spi-topcliff-pch.c
index 77c4562ac9d3a..cd56dcf46320b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-topcliff-pch.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-topcliff-pch.c
@@ -1438,7 +1438,6 @@ static int __devinit pch_spi_pd_probe(struct platform_device *plat_dev)
 		plat_dev->id, data->io_remap_addr);
 
 	/* initialize members of SPI master */
-	master->bus_num = -1;
 	master->num_chipselect = PCH_MAX_CS;
 	master->setup = pch_spi_setup;
 	master->transfer = pch_spi_transfer;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 2d65b1684cdc9..1041cb83d67a2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -936,6 +936,8 @@ struct spi_master *spi_alloc_master(struct device *dev, unsigned size)
 		return NULL;
 
 	device_initialize(&master->dev);
+	master->bus_num = -1;
+	master->num_chipselect = 1;
 	master->dev.class = &spi_master_class;
 	master->dev.parent = get_device(dev);
 	spi_master_set_devdata(master, &master[1]);