diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm-qspi.c
index 3c0ae6dbc43e..4a80f043b7b1 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm-qspi.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static void bcm_qspi_chip_select(struct bcm_qspi *qspi, int cs)
 	u32 rd = 0;
 	u32 wr = 0;
 
-	if (qspi->base[CHIP_SELECT]) {
+	if (cs >= 0 && qspi->base[CHIP_SELECT]) {
 		rd = bcm_qspi_read(qspi, CHIP_SELECT, 0);
 		wr = (rd & ~0xff) | (1 << cs);
 		if (rd == wr)