diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
index fbb0a4d..a6d936c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@
 	reg &= ~SUN4I_CTL_CS_MASK;
 	reg |= SUN4I_CTL_CS(spi->chip_select);
 
+	/* We want to control the chip select manually */
+	reg |= SUN4I_CTL_CS_MANUAL;
+
 	if (enable)
 		reg |= SUN4I_CTL_CS_LEVEL;
 	else
@@ -222,9 +225,6 @@
 	else
 		reg |= SUN4I_CTL_DHB;
 
-	/* We want to control the chip select manually */
-	reg |= SUN4I_CTL_CS_MANUAL;
-
 	sun4i_spi_write(sspi, SUN4I_CTL_REG, reg);
 
 	/* Ensure that we have a parent clock fast enough */