diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index fdbbdac66839..79ddefe4180d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -1526,13 +1526,15 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Get number of chip selects, either platform data or OF */
 	if (mxc_platform_info) {
 		master->num_chipselect = mxc_platform_info->num_chipselect;
-		master->cs_gpios = devm_kzalloc(&master->dev,
-			sizeof(int) * master->num_chipselect, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!master->cs_gpios)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (mxc_platform_info->chipselect) {
+			master->cs_gpios = devm_kzalloc(&master->dev,
+				sizeof(int) * master->num_chipselect, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!master->cs_gpios)
+				return -ENOMEM;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < master->num_chipselect; i++)
-			master->cs_gpios[i] = mxc_platform_info->chipselect[i];
+			for (i = 0; i < master->num_chipselect; i++)
+				master->cs_gpios[i] = mxc_platform_info->chipselect[i];
+		}
 	} else {
 		u32 num_cs;