1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ab8500-spi.c b/drivers/mfd/ab8500-spi.c
index e1c8b62b086d..01b6d584442c 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/ab8500-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/ab8500-spi.c
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ static int __devinit ab8500_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
         struct ab8500 *ab8500;
         int ret;
 
+        spi->bits_per_word = 24;
+        ret = spi_setup(spi);
+        if (ret < 0)
+                return ret;
+
         ab8500 = kzalloc(sizeof *ab8500, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!ab8500)
                 return -ENOMEM;