diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
index 27960e46135de..b715a26a91484 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ int dw_spi_add_host(struct device *dev, struct dw_spi *dws)
 	master->handle_err = dw_spi_handle_err;
 	master->max_speed_hz = dws->max_freq;
 	master->dev.of_node = dev->of_node;
+	master->flags = SPI_MASTER_GPIO_SS;
 
 	/* Basic HW init */
 	spi_hw_init(dev, dws);