diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
index 81a9144f5442..2704abb11ea4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ struct sh_msiof_spi_priv {
 	void *rx_dma_page;
 	dma_addr_t tx_dma_addr;
 	dma_addr_t rx_dma_addr;
+	bool native_cs_inited;
+	bool native_cs_high;
 	bool slave_aborted;
 };
 
@@ -528,8 +530,7 @@ static int sh_msiof_spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	struct device_node	*np = spi->master->dev.of_node;
 	struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *p = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
-
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(&p->pdev->dev);
+	u32 clr, set, tmp;
 
 	if (!np) {
 		/*
@@ -539,19 +540,31 @@ static int sh_msiof_spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 		spi->cs_gpio = (uintptr_t)spi->controller_data;
 	}
 
-	/* Configure pins before deasserting CS */
-	sh_msiof_spi_set_pin_regs(p, !!(spi->mode & SPI_CPOL),
-				  !!(spi->mode & SPI_CPHA),
-				  !!(spi->mode & SPI_3WIRE),
-				  !!(spi->mode & SPI_LSB_FIRST),
-				  !!(spi->mode & SPI_CS_HIGH));
-
-	if (spi->cs_gpio >= 0)
+	if (spi->cs_gpio >= 0) {
 		gpio_set_value(spi->cs_gpio, !(spi->mode & SPI_CS_HIGH));
+		return 0;
+	}
 
+	if (spi_controller_is_slave(p->master))
+		return 0;
 
+	if (p->native_cs_inited &&
+	    (p->native_cs_high == !!(spi->mode & SPI_CS_HIGH)))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Configure native chip select mode/polarity early */
+	clr = MDR1_SYNCMD_MASK;
+	set = MDR1_TRMD | TMDR1_PCON | MDR1_SYNCMD_SPI;
+	if (spi->mode & SPI_CS_HIGH)
+		clr |= BIT(MDR1_SYNCAC_SHIFT);
+	else
+		set |= BIT(MDR1_SYNCAC_SHIFT);
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(&p->pdev->dev);
+	tmp = sh_msiof_read(p, TMDR1) & ~clr;
+	sh_msiof_write(p, TMDR1, tmp | set);
 	pm_runtime_put(&p->pdev->dev);
-
+	p->native_cs_high = spi->mode & SPI_CS_HIGH;
+	p->native_cs_inited = true;
 	return 0;
 }