diff --git a/bsp/dm365/drivers/spi-davinci.c b/bsp/dm365/drivers/spi-davinci.c
index 20bf9d9e3e..443da606d5 100644
--- a/bsp/dm365/drivers/spi-davinci.c
+++ b/bsp/dm365/drivers/spi-davinci.c
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ static int davinci_spi_setup_transfer(struct rt_spi_device *spi,
 	u8 chip_select = (u8)spi->parent.user_data;
 
 	dspi = spi->bus->parent.user_data;
+	spicfg = (struct davinci_spi_config *)dspi->controller_data;
+	if (!spicfg)
+		spicfg = &davinci_spi_default_cfg;
 
 	bits_per_word = cfg->data_width;
 	hz = cfg->max_hz;