diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra114.c b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra114.c
index f47417dd9edb..0cb0932d32fd 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra114.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra114.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ struct tegra_spi_data {
 	unsigned				dma_buf_size;
 	unsigned				max_buf_size;
 	bool					is_curr_dma_xfer;
+	bool					use_hw_based_cs;
 
 	struct completion			rx_dma_complete;
 	struct completion			tx_dma_complete;
@@ -723,7 +724,9 @@ static void tegra_spi_deinit_dma_param(struct tegra_spi_data *tspi,
 }
 
 static u32 tegra_spi_setup_transfer_one(struct spi_device *spi,
-		struct spi_transfer *t, bool is_first_of_msg)
+					struct spi_transfer *t,
+					bool is_first_of_msg,
+					bool is_single_xfer)
 {
 	struct tegra_spi_data *tspi = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
 	u32 speed = t->speed_hz;
@@ -780,11 +783,17 @@ static u32 tegra_spi_setup_transfer_one(struct spi_device *spi,
 		if (spi->cs_gpiod)
 			gpiod_set_value(spi->cs_gpiod, 1);
 
-		command1 |= SPI_CS_SW_HW;
-		if (spi->mode & SPI_CS_HIGH)
-			command1 |= SPI_CS_SW_VAL;
-		else
-			command1 &= ~SPI_CS_SW_VAL;
+		if (is_single_xfer && !(t->cs_change)) {
+			tspi->use_hw_based_cs = true;
+			command1 &= ~(SPI_CS_SW_HW | SPI_CS_SW_VAL);
+		} else {
+			tspi->use_hw_based_cs = false;
+			command1 |= SPI_CS_SW_HW;
+			if (spi->mode & SPI_CS_HIGH)
+				command1 |= SPI_CS_SW_VAL;
+			else
+				command1 &= ~SPI_CS_SW_VAL;
+		}
 
 		tegra_spi_writel(tspi, 0, SPI_COMMAND2);
 	} else {
@@ -905,11 +914,14 @@ static void tegra_spi_transfer_end(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (spi->cs_gpiod)
 		gpiod_set_value(spi->cs_gpiod, 0);
 
-	if (cs_val)
-		tspi->command1_reg |= SPI_CS_SW_VAL;
-	else
-		tspi->command1_reg &= ~SPI_CS_SW_VAL;
-	tegra_spi_writel(tspi, tspi->command1_reg, SPI_COMMAND1);
+	if (!tspi->use_hw_based_cs) {
+		if (cs_val)
+			tspi->command1_reg |= SPI_CS_SW_VAL;
+		else
+			tspi->command1_reg &= ~SPI_CS_SW_VAL;
+		tegra_spi_writel(tspi, tspi->command1_reg, SPI_COMMAND1);
+	}
+
 	tegra_spi_writel(tspi, tspi->def_command1_reg, SPI_COMMAND1);
 }
 
@@ -936,16 +948,19 @@ static int tegra_spi_transfer_one_message(struct spi_master *master,
 	struct spi_device *spi = msg->spi;
 	int ret;
 	bool skip = false;
+	int single_xfer;
 
 	msg->status = 0;
 	msg->actual_length = 0;
 
+	single_xfer = list_is_singular(&msg->transfers);
 	list_for_each_entry(xfer, &msg->transfers, transfer_list) {
 		u32 cmd1;
 
 		reinit_completion(&tspi->xfer_completion);
 
-		cmd1 = tegra_spi_setup_transfer_one(spi, xfer, is_first_msg);
+		cmd1 = tegra_spi_setup_transfer_one(spi, xfer, is_first_msg,
+						    single_xfer);
 
 		if (!xfer->len) {
 			ret = 0;