diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-orion.c b/drivers/spi/spi-orion.c
index b17c09cf0a05..011186d570fe 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-orion.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-orion.c
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@
 #define ORION_SPI_DATA_IN_REG		0x0c
 #define ORION_SPI_INT_CAUSE_REG		0x10
 
+#define ORION_SPI_MODE_CPOL		(1 << 11)
+#define ORION_SPI_MODE_CPHA		(1 << 12)
 #define ORION_SPI_IF_8_16_BIT_MODE	(1 << 5)
 #define ORION_SPI_CLK_PRESCALE_MASK	0x1F
+#define ORION_SPI_MODE_MASK		(ORION_SPI_MODE_CPOL | \
+					 ORION_SPI_MODE_CPHA)
 
 struct orion_spi {
 	struct spi_master	*master;
@@ -123,6 +127,23 @@ static int orion_spi_baudrate_set(struct spi_device *spi, unsigned int speed)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+orion_spi_mode_set(struct spi_device *spi)
+{
+	u32 reg;
+	struct orion_spi *orion_spi;
+
+	orion_spi = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
+
+	reg = readl(spi_reg(orion_spi, ORION_SPI_IF_CONFIG_REG));
+	reg &= ~ORION_SPI_MODE_MASK;
+	if (spi->mode & SPI_CPOL)
+		reg |= ORION_SPI_MODE_CPOL;
+	if (spi->mode & SPI_CPHA)
+		reg |= ORION_SPI_MODE_CPHA;
+	writel(reg, spi_reg(orion_spi, ORION_SPI_IF_CONFIG_REG));
+}
+
 /*
  * called only when no transfer is active on the bus
  */
@@ -142,6 +163,8 @@ orion_spi_setup_transfer(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_transfer *t)
 	if ((t != NULL) && t->bits_per_word)
 		bits_per_word = t->bits_per_word;
 
+	orion_spi_mode_set(spi);
+
 	rc = orion_spi_baudrate_set(spi, speed);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
@@ -399,7 +422,7 @@ static int __init orion_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/* we support only mode 0, and no options */
-	master->mode_bits = 0;
+	master->mode_bits = SPI_CPHA | SPI_CPOL;
 
 	master->setup = orion_spi_setup;
 	master->transfer_one_message = orion_spi_transfer_one_message;