diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c
index 01a01cd86db5..1e9e9a8159d9 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
 #define SUN6I_TFR_CTL_CS_MANUAL			BIT(6)
 #define SUN6I_TFR_CTL_CS_LEVEL			BIT(7)
 #define SUN6I_TFR_CTL_DHB			BIT(8)
+#define SUN6I_TFR_CTL_SDC			BIT(11)
 #define SUN6I_TFR_CTL_FBS			BIT(12)
+#define SUN6I_TFR_CTL_SDM			BIT(13)
 #define SUN6I_TFR_CTL_XCH			BIT(31)
 
 #define SUN6I_INT_CTL_REG		0x10
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@
 
 struct sun6i_spi_cfg {
 	unsigned long		fifo_depth;
+	bool			has_clk_ctl;
 };
 
 struct sun6i_spi {
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ static int sun6i_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 				  struct spi_transfer *tfr)
 {
 	struct sun6i_spi *sspi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
-	unsigned int mclk_rate, div, div_cdr1, div_cdr2, timeout;
+	unsigned int div, div_cdr1, div_cdr2, timeout;
 	unsigned int start, end, tx_time;
 	unsigned int trig_level;
 	unsigned int tx_len = 0, rx_len = 0;
@@ -350,39 +353,66 @@ static int sun6i_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 
 	sun6i_spi_write(sspi, SUN6I_TFR_CTL_REG, reg);
 
-	/* Ensure that we have a parent clock fast enough */
-	mclk_rate = clk_get_rate(sspi->mclk);
-	if (mclk_rate < (2 * tfr->speed_hz)) {
-		clk_set_rate(sspi->mclk, 2 * tfr->speed_hz);
-		mclk_rate = clk_get_rate(sspi->mclk);
-	}
+	if (sspi->cfg->has_clk_ctl) {
+		unsigned int mclk_rate = clk_get_rate(sspi->mclk);
 
-	/*
-	 * Setup clock divider.
-	 *
-	 * We have two choices there. Either we can use the clock
-	 * divide rate 1, which is calculated thanks to this formula:
-	 * SPI_CLK = MOD_CLK / (2 ^ cdr)
-	 * Or we can use CDR2, which is calculated with the formula:
-	 * SPI_CLK = MOD_CLK / (2 * (cdr + 1))
-	 * Wether we use the former or the latter is set through the
-	 * DRS bit.
-	 *
-	 * First try CDR2, and if we can't reach the expected
-	 * frequency, fall back to CDR1.
-	 */
-	div_cdr1 = DIV_ROUND_UP(mclk_rate, tfr->speed_hz);
-	div_cdr2 = DIV_ROUND_UP(div_cdr1, 2);
-	if (div_cdr2 <= (SUN6I_CLK_CTL_CDR2_MASK + 1)) {
-		reg = SUN6I_CLK_CTL_CDR2(div_cdr2 - 1) | SUN6I_CLK_CTL_DRS;
-		tfr->effective_speed_hz = mclk_rate / (2 * div_cdr2);
+		/* Ensure that we have a parent clock fast enough */
+		if (mclk_rate < (2 * tfr->speed_hz)) {
+			clk_set_rate(sspi->mclk, 2 * tfr->speed_hz);
+			mclk_rate = clk_get_rate(sspi->mclk);
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Setup clock divider.
+		 *
+		 * We have two choices there. Either we can use the clock
+		 * divide rate 1, which is calculated thanks to this formula:
+		 * SPI_CLK = MOD_CLK / (2 ^ cdr)
+		 * Or we can use CDR2, which is calculated with the formula:
+		 * SPI_CLK = MOD_CLK / (2 * (cdr + 1))
+		 * Whether we use the former or the latter is set through the
+		 * DRS bit.
+		 *
+		 * First try CDR2, and if we can't reach the expected
+		 * frequency, fall back to CDR1.
+		 */
+		div_cdr1 = DIV_ROUND_UP(mclk_rate, tfr->speed_hz);
+		div_cdr2 = DIV_ROUND_UP(div_cdr1, 2);
+		if (div_cdr2 <= (SUN6I_CLK_CTL_CDR2_MASK + 1)) {
+			reg = SUN6I_CLK_CTL_CDR2(div_cdr2 - 1) | SUN6I_CLK_CTL_DRS;
+			tfr->effective_speed_hz = mclk_rate / (2 * div_cdr2);
+		} else {
+			div = min(SUN6I_CLK_CTL_CDR1_MASK, order_base_2(div_cdr1));
+			reg = SUN6I_CLK_CTL_CDR1(div);
+			tfr->effective_speed_hz = mclk_rate / (1 << div);
+		}
+
+		sun6i_spi_write(sspi, SUN6I_CLK_CTL_REG, reg);
 	} else {
-		div = min(SUN6I_CLK_CTL_CDR1_MASK, order_base_2(div_cdr1));
-		reg = SUN6I_CLK_CTL_CDR1(div);
-		tfr->effective_speed_hz = mclk_rate / (1 << div);
+		clk_set_rate(sspi->mclk, tfr->speed_hz);
+		tfr->effective_speed_hz = clk_get_rate(sspi->mclk);
+
+		/*
+		 * Configure work mode.
+		 *
+		 * There are three work modes depending on the controller clock
+		 * frequency:
+		 * - normal sample mode           : CLK <= 24MHz SDM=1 SDC=0
+		 * - delay half-cycle sample mode : CLK <= 40MHz SDM=0 SDC=0
+		 * - delay one-cycle sample mode  : CLK >= 80MHz SDM=0 SDC=1
+		 */
+		reg = sun6i_spi_read(sspi, SUN6I_TFR_CTL_REG);
+
+		if (tfr->effective_speed_hz <= 24000000)
+			reg |= SUN6I_TFR_CTL_SDM;
+		else if (tfr->effective_speed_hz >= 80000000)
+			reg |= SUN6I_TFR_CTL_SDC;
+		else
+			reg &= ~(SUN6I_TFR_CTL_SDM | SUN6I_TFR_CTL_SDC);
+
+		sun6i_spi_write(sspi, SUN6I_TFR_CTL_REG, reg);
 	}
 
-	sun6i_spi_write(sspi, SUN6I_CLK_CTL_REG, reg);
 	/* Finally enable the bus - doing so before might raise SCK to HIGH */
 	reg = sun6i_spi_read(sspi, SUN6I_GBL_CTL_REG);
 	reg |= SUN6I_GBL_CTL_BUS_ENABLE;
@@ -701,10 +731,12 @@ static void sun6i_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static const struct sun6i_spi_cfg sun6i_a31_spi_cfg = {
 	.fifo_depth	= SUN6I_FIFO_DEPTH,
+	.has_clk_ctl	= true,
 };
 
 static const struct sun6i_spi_cfg sun8i_h3_spi_cfg = {
 	.fifo_depth	= SUN8I_FIFO_DEPTH,
+	.has_clk_ctl	= true,
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id sun6i_spi_match[] = {
