diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
index 6cafeee8ee2a..e25e5554ce89 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ static inline void dw_spi_shutdown_chip(struct dw_spi *dws)
 {
 	dw_spi_enable_chip(dws, 0);
 	dw_spi_set_clk(dws, 0);
+	dws->current_freq = 0;
 }
 
 extern void dw_spi_set_cs(struct spi_device *spi, bool enable);