diff --git a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
index 9c311dc4771d..d949dbf1141f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ static int __init pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	drv_data->ssp = ssp;
 
 	/* the spi->mode bits understood by this driver: */
-	master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA;
+	master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH;
 
 	master->bus_num = pdev->id;
 	master->num_chipselect = platform_info->num_chipselect;