diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
index 8c5e83898ae2..b7ecbc8c1caa 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct cqspi_st {
 	bool			is_decoded_cs;
 	u32			fifo_depth;
 	u32			fifo_width;
+	u32			num_chipselect;
 	bool			rclk_en;
 	u32			trigger_address;
 	u32			wr_delay;
@@ -1353,6 +1354,9 @@ static int cqspi_of_get_pdata(struct cqspi_st *cqspi)
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
+	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "num-cs", &cqspi->num_chipselect))
+		cqspi->num_chipselect = CQSPI_MAX_CHIPSELECT;
+
 	cqspi->rclk_en = of_property_read_bool(np, "cdns,rclk-en");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1589,6 +1593,8 @@ static int cqspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	cqspi->current_cs = -1;
 	cqspi->sclk = 0;
 
+	master->num_chipselect = cqspi->num_chipselect;
+
 	ret = cqspi_setup_flash(cqspi);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to setup flash parameters %d\n", ret);