diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
index 90b27a3..c6d5b97 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #define LPSS_TX_HITHRESH_DFLT	224
 
 /* Offset from drv_data->lpss_base */
+#define SSP_REG			0x0c
 #define SPI_CS_CONTROL		0x18
 #define SPI_CS_CONTROL_SW_MODE	BIT(0)
 #define SPI_CS_CONTROL_CS_HIGH	BIT(1)
@@ -138,6 +139,10 @@
 	/* Enable software chip select control */
 	value = SPI_CS_CONTROL_SW_MODE | SPI_CS_CONTROL_CS_HIGH;
 	__lpss_ssp_write_priv(drv_data, SPI_CS_CONTROL, value);
+
+	/* Enable multiblock DMA transfers */
+	if (drv_data->master_info->enable_dma)
+		__lpss_ssp_write_priv(drv_data, SSP_REG, 1);
 }
 
 static void lpss_ssp_cs_control(struct driver_data *drv_data, bool enable)