diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 9a7def7..08c6a05 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -2884,6 +2884,19 @@ int spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (spi->controller->setup)
 		status = spi->controller->setup(spi);
 
+	if (gpio_is_valid(spi->cs_gpio)) {
+		dev_info(&spi->dev, "spi_setup / gpio_is_valid(%d) ... doing gpio_request ...\n", spi->cs_gpio);
+		int ret = gpio_request(spi->cs_gpio, dev_name(&spi->dev));
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(&spi->dev, "failed to request gpio\n");
+		}
+		else {
+			gpio_direction_output(spi->cs_gpio,
+				 !(spi->mode & SPI_CS_HIGH));
+			dev_info(&spi->dev, "spi_setup / gpio_direction_output(%d) done !\n", spi->cs_gpio);
+		}
+	}
+
 	spi_set_cs(spi, false);
 
 	dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "setup mode %d, %s%s%s%s%u bits/w, %u Hz max --> %d\n",