diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
index 2ee6755b43f5..6645d218bcf3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ static int sun4i_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	sspi->host = host;
 	host->max_speed_hz = 100 * 1000 * 1000;
 	host->min_speed_hz = 3 * 1000;
+	host->use_gpio_descriptors = true;
 	host->set_cs = sun4i_spi_set_cs;
 	host->transfer_one = sun4i_spi_transfer_one;
 	host->num_chipselect = 4;