diff --git a/drivers/spi/mpc52xx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/mpc52xx_spi.c
index 232225088bc1..64862cfda19e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/mpc52xx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/mpc52xx_spi.c
@@ -430,6 +430,8 @@ static int __devinit mpc52xx_spi_probe(struct of_device *op,
 	master->num_chipselect = 1;
 	master->setup = mpc52xx_spi_setup;
 	master->transfer = mpc52xx_spi_transfer;
+	master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_LSB_FIRST;
+
 	dev_set_drvdata(&op->dev, master);
 
 	ms = spi_master_get_devdata(master);