diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
index d6ffeae66ed3..5d63aa1d28e2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int hspi_status_check_timeout(struct hspi_priv *hspi, u32 mask, u32 val)
 }
 
 /*
- *		spi master function
+ *		spi host function
  */
 
 #define hspi_hw_cs_enable(hspi)		hspi_hw_cs_ctrl(hspi, 0)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int hspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ctlr = spi_alloc_master(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*hspi));
+	ctlr = spi_alloc_host(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*hspi));
 	if (!ctlr)
 		return -ENOMEM;