diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c
index 21a22d42818c..ef62366899ad 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ static int sun6i_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 	}
 
 	sun6i_spi_write(sspi, SUN6I_CLK_CTL_REG, reg);
+	/* Finally enable the bus - doing so before might raise SCK to HIGH */
+	reg = sun6i_spi_read(sspi, SUN6I_GBL_CTL_REG);
+	reg |= SUN6I_GBL_CTL_BUS_ENABLE;
+	sun6i_spi_write(sspi, SUN6I_GBL_CTL_REG, reg);
 
 	/* Setup the transfer now... */
 	if (sspi->tx_buf)
@@ -409,7 +413,7 @@ static int sun6i_spi_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	sun6i_spi_write(sspi, SUN6I_GBL_CTL_REG,
-			SUN6I_GBL_CTL_BUS_ENABLE | SUN6I_GBL_CTL_MASTER | SUN6I_GBL_CTL_TP);
+			SUN6I_GBL_CTL_MASTER | SUN6I_GBL_CTL_TP);
 
 	return 0;