diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c
index 56ee84e85bee..c86c3ac6097d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 #define BCM2835_SPI_FIFO_SIZE		64
 #define BCM2835_SPI_FIFO_SIZE_3_4	48
 #define BCM2835_SPI_DMA_MIN_LENGTH	96
-#define BCM2835_SPI_NUM_CS		3   /* raise as necessary */
+#define BCM2835_SPI_NUM_CS		24  /* raise as necessary */
 #define BCM2835_SPI_MODE_BITS	(SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH \
 				| SPI_NO_CS | SPI_3WIRE)
 
@@ -1181,6 +1181,12 @@ static int bcm2835_spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	struct gpio_chip *chip;
 	u32 cs;
 
+	if (spi->chip_select >= BCM2835_SPI_NUM_CS) {
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "only %d chip-selects supported\n",
+			BCM2835_SPI_NUM_CS - 1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Precalculate SPI slave's CS register value for ->prepare_message():
 	 * The driver always uses software-controlled GPIO chip select, hence
@@ -1274,7 +1280,7 @@ static int bcm2835_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ctlr->use_gpio_descriptors = true;
 	ctlr->mode_bits = BCM2835_SPI_MODE_BITS;
 	ctlr->bits_per_word_mask = SPI_BPW_MASK(8);
-	ctlr->num_chipselect = BCM2835_SPI_NUM_CS;
+	ctlr->num_chipselect = 3;
 	ctlr->setup = bcm2835_spi_setup;
 	ctlr->transfer_one = bcm2835_spi_transfer_one;
 	ctlr->handle_err = bcm2835_spi_handle_err;