diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c
index bb18b407cdcf3..ef5e0826a53c3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 
 #define SPI_FSI_BASE			0x70000
 #define SPI_FSI_INIT_TIMEOUT_MS		1000
-#define SPI_FSI_MAX_TRANSFER_SIZE	2048
+#define SPI_FSI_MAX_XFR_SIZE		2048
+#define SPI_FSI_MAX_XFR_SIZE_RESTRICTED	32
 
 #define SPI_FSI_ERROR			0x0
 #define SPI_FSI_COUNTER_CFG		0x1
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ struct fsi_spi {
 	struct device *dev;	/* SPI controller device */
 	struct fsi_device *fsi;	/* FSI2SPI CFAM engine device */
 	u32 base;
+	size_t max_xfr_size;
+	bool restricted;
 };
 
 struct fsi_spi_sequence {
@@ -209,8 +212,12 @@ static int fsi_spi_reset(struct fsi_spi *ctx)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	return fsi_spi_write_reg(ctx, SPI_FSI_CLOCK_CFG,
-				 SPI_FSI_CLOCK_CFG_RESET2);
+	rc = fsi_spi_write_reg(ctx, SPI_FSI_CLOCK_CFG,
+			       SPI_FSI_CLOCK_CFG_RESET2);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	return fsi_spi_write_reg(ctx, SPI_FSI_STATUS, 0ULL);
 }
 
 static int fsi_spi_sequence_add(struct fsi_spi_sequence *seq, u8 val)
@@ -218,8 +225,8 @@ static int fsi_spi_sequence_add(struct fsi_spi_sequence *seq, u8 val)
 	/*
 	 * Add the next byte of instruction to the 8-byte sequence register.
 	 * Then decrement the counter so that the next instruction will go in
-	 * the right place. Return the number of "slots" left in the sequence
-	 * register.
+	 * the right place. Return the index of the slot we just filled in the
+	 * sequence register.
 	 */
 	seq->data |= (u64)val << seq->bit;
 	seq->bit -= 8;
@@ -237,9 +244,11 @@ static int fsi_spi_sequence_transfer(struct fsi_spi *ctx,
 				     struct fsi_spi_sequence *seq,
 				     struct spi_transfer *transfer)
 {
+	bool docfg = false;
 	int loops;
 	int idx;
 	int rc;
+	u8 val = 0;
 	u8 len = min(transfer->len, 8U);
 	u8 rem = transfer->len % len;
 	u64 cfg = 0ULL;
@@ -247,22 +256,42 @@ static int fsi_spi_sequence_transfer(struct fsi_spi *ctx,
 	loops = transfer->len / len;
 
 	if (transfer->tx_buf) {
-		idx = fsi_spi_sequence_add(seq,
-					   SPI_FSI_SEQUENCE_SHIFT_OUT(len));
+		val = SPI_FSI_SEQUENCE_SHIFT_OUT(len);
+		idx = fsi_spi_sequence_add(seq, val);
+
 		if (rem)
 			rem = SPI_FSI_SEQUENCE_SHIFT_OUT(rem);
 	} else if (transfer->rx_buf) {
-		idx = fsi_spi_sequence_add(seq,
-					   SPI_FSI_SEQUENCE_SHIFT_IN(len));
+		val = SPI_FSI_SEQUENCE_SHIFT_IN(len);
+		idx = fsi_spi_sequence_add(seq, val);
+
 		if (rem)
 			rem = SPI_FSI_SEQUENCE_SHIFT_IN(rem);
 	} else {
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (ctx->restricted) {
+		const int eidx = rem ? 5 : 6;
+
+		while (loops > 1 && idx <= eidx) {
+			idx = fsi_spi_sequence_add(seq, val);
+			loops--;
+			docfg = true;
+		}
+
+		if (loops > 1) {
+			dev_warn(ctx->dev, "No sequencer slots; aborting.\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (loops > 1) {
 		fsi_spi_sequence_add(seq, SPI_FSI_SEQUENCE_BRANCH(idx));
+		docfg = true;
+	}
 
+	if (docfg) {
 		cfg = SPI_FSI_COUNTER_CFG_LOOPS(loops - 1);
 		if (transfer->rx_buf)
 			cfg |= SPI_FSI_COUNTER_CFG_N2_RX |
@@ -273,6 +302,8 @@ static int fsi_spi_sequence_transfer(struct fsi_spi *ctx,
 		rc = fsi_spi_write_reg(ctx, SPI_FSI_COUNTER_CFG, cfg);
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
+	} else {
+		fsi_spi_write_reg(ctx, SPI_FSI_COUNTER_CFG, 0ULL);
 	}
 
 	if (rem)
@@ -429,7 +460,7 @@ static int fsi_spi_transfer_one_message(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 
 		/* Sequencer must do shift out (tx) first. */
 		if (!transfer->tx_buf ||
-		    transfer->len > SPI_FSI_MAX_TRANSFER_SIZE) {
+		    transfer->len > (ctx->max_xfr_size + 8)) {
 			rc = -EINVAL;
 			goto error;
 		}
@@ -453,7 +484,7 @@ static int fsi_spi_transfer_one_message(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 
 			/* Sequencer can only do shift in (rx) after tx. */
 			if (next->rx_buf) {
-				if (next->len > SPI_FSI_MAX_TRANSFER_SIZE) {
+				if (next->len > ctx->max_xfr_size) {
 					rc = -EINVAL;
 					goto error;
 				}
@@ -498,7 +529,9 @@ static int fsi_spi_transfer_one_message(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 
 static size_t fsi_spi_max_transfer_size(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	return SPI_FSI_MAX_TRANSFER_SIZE;
+	struct fsi_spi *ctx = spi_controller_get_devdata(spi->controller);
+
+	return ctx->max_xfr_size;
 }
 
 static int fsi_spi_probe(struct device *dev)
@@ -546,6 +579,14 @@ static int fsi_spi_probe(struct device *dev)
 		ctx->fsi = fsi;
 		ctx->base = base + SPI_FSI_BASE;
 
+		if (of_device_is_compatible(np, "ibm,fsi2spi-restricted")) {
+			ctx->restricted = true;
+			ctx->max_xfr_size = SPI_FSI_MAX_XFR_SIZE_RESTRICTED;
+		} else {
+			ctx->restricted = false;
+			ctx->max_xfr_size = SPI_FSI_MAX_XFR_SIZE;
+		}
+
 		rc = devm_spi_register_controller(dev, ctlr);
 		if (rc)
 			spi_controller_put(ctlr);
