diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
index 5e96913fd9466..1d0121abbc27a 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 #define RSR_RXEMPTY	BIT(1)
 #define TCR_CPOL	BIT(31)
 #define TCR_CPHA	BIT(30)
+#define TCR_LSBF	BIT(23)
 #define TCR_CONT	BIT(21)
 #define TCR_CONTC	BIT(20)
 #define TCR_RXMSK	BIT(19)
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ static void fsl_lpspi_set_cmd(struct fsl_lpspi_data *fsl_lpspi)
 	temp |= fsl_lpspi->config.bpw - 1;
 	temp |= (fsl_lpspi->config.mode & 0x3) << 30;
 	temp |= (fsl_lpspi->config.chip_select & 0x3) << 24;
+	temp |= (fsl_lpspi->config.mode & SPI_LSB_FIRST) ? TCR_LSBF : 0;
 	if (!fsl_lpspi->is_target) {
 		temp |= fsl_lpspi->config.prescale << 27;
 		/*
@@ -287,8 +289,8 @@ static void fsl_lpspi_set_cmd(struct fsl_lpspi_data *fsl_lpspi)
 		 * For the first transfer, clear TCR_CONTC to assert SS.
 		 * For subsequent transfer, set TCR_CONTC to keep SS asserted.
 		 */
+		temp |= TCR_CONT;
 		if (!fsl_lpspi->usedma) {
-			temp |= TCR_CONT;
 			if (fsl_lpspi->is_first_byte)
 				temp &= ~TCR_CONTC;
 			else
@@ -937,7 +939,7 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	controller->transfer_one = fsl_lpspi_transfer_one;
 	controller->prepare_transfer_hardware = lpspi_prepare_xfer_hardware;
 	controller->unprepare_transfer_hardware = lpspi_unprepare_xfer_hardware;
-	controller->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH;
+	controller->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH | SPI_LSB_FIRST;
 	controller->flags = SPI_CONTROLLER_MUST_RX | SPI_CONTROLLER_MUST_TX;
 	controller->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	controller->bus_num = pdev->id;