diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
index 56855d5e9e8b..d0b8cc741a24 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
@@ -862,6 +862,22 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	fsl_lpspi->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	fsl_lpspi->is_slave = is_slave;
 
+	controller->bits_per_word_mask = SPI_BPW_RANGE_MASK(8, 32);
+	controller->transfer_one = fsl_lpspi_transfer_one;
+	controller->prepare_transfer_hardware = lpspi_prepare_xfer_hardware;
+	controller->unprepare_transfer_hardware = lpspi_unprepare_xfer_hardware;
+	controller->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH;
+	controller->flags = SPI_MASTER_MUST_RX | SPI_MASTER_MUST_TX;
+	controller->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
+	controller->bus_num = pdev->id;
+	controller->slave_abort = fsl_lpspi_slave_abort;
+
+	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, controller);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "spi_register_controller error.\n");
+		goto out_controller_put;
+	}
+
 	if (!fsl_lpspi->is_slave) {
 		for (i = 0; i < controller->num_chipselect; i++) {
 			int cs_gpio = of_get_named_gpio(np, "cs-gpios", i);
@@ -885,16 +901,6 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		controller->prepare_message = fsl_lpspi_prepare_message;
 	}
 
-	controller->bits_per_word_mask = SPI_BPW_RANGE_MASK(8, 32);
-	controller->transfer_one = fsl_lpspi_transfer_one;
-	controller->prepare_transfer_hardware = lpspi_prepare_xfer_hardware;
-	controller->unprepare_transfer_hardware = lpspi_unprepare_xfer_hardware;
-	controller->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH;
-	controller->flags = SPI_MASTER_MUST_RX | SPI_MASTER_MUST_TX;
-	controller->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
-	controller->bus_num = pdev->id;
-	controller->slave_abort = fsl_lpspi_slave_abort;
-
 	init_completion(&fsl_lpspi->xfer_done);
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
@@ -952,12 +958,6 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "dma setup error %d, use pio\n", ret);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, controller);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "spi_register_controller error.\n");
-		goto out_controller_put;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 
 out_controller_put: