diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c
index 79bd84f43430..d4edeeeabbc3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 #define XSPI_CR_MASTER_MODE	0x04
 #define XSPI_CR_CPOL		0x08
 #define XSPI_CR_CPHA		0x10
-#define XSPI_CR_MODE_MASK	(XSPI_CR_CPHA | XSPI_CR_CPOL)
+#define XSPI_CR_MODE_MASK	(XSPI_CR_CPHA | XSPI_CR_CPOL | \
+				 XSPI_CR_LSB_FIRST)
 #define XSPI_CR_TXFIFO_RESET	0x20
 #define XSPI_CR_RXFIFO_RESET	0x40
 #define XSPI_CR_MANUAL_SSELECT	0x80
@@ -194,6 +195,8 @@ static void xilinx_spi_chipselect(struct spi_device *spi, int is_on)
 			cr |= XSPI_CR_CPHA;
 		if (spi->mode & SPI_CPOL)
 			cr |= XSPI_CR_CPOL;
+		if (spi->mode & SPI_LSB_FIRST)
+			cr |= XSPI_CR_LSB_FIRST;
 		xspi->write_fn(cr, xspi->regs + XSPI_CR_OFFSET);
 
 		/* We do not check spi->max_speed_hz here as the SPI clock
@@ -353,7 +356,7 @@ static int xilinx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* the spi->mode bits understood by this driver: */
-	master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA;
+	master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_LSB_FIRST;
 
 	xspi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 	xspi->bitbang.master = master;