diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
index f57a8fa..9b8a5e1 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
@@ -708,8 +708,15 @@ static int rockchip_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ctlr->slave_abort = rockchip_spi_slave_abort;
 	} else {
 		ctlr->flags = SPI_MASTER_GPIO_SS;
+		ctlr->max_native_cs = ROCKCHIP_SPI_MAX_CS_NUM;
+		/*
+		 * rk spi0 has two native cs, spi1..5 one cs only
+		 * if num-cs is missing in the dts, default to 1
+		 */
+		if (of_property_read_u16(np, "num-cs", &ctlr->num_chipselect))
+			ctlr->num_chipselect = 1;
+		ctlr->use_gpio_descriptors = true;
 	}
-	ctlr->num_chipselect = ROCKCHIP_SPI_MAX_CS_NUM;
 	ctlr->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	ctlr->bits_per_word_mask = SPI_BPW_MASK(16) | SPI_BPW_MASK(8) | SPI_BPW_MASK(4);
 	ctlr->min_speed_hz = rs->freq / BAUDR_SCKDV_MAX;