diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c b/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
index 0e5fd9df1a8f..f886a9ba56e6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
@@ -1033,7 +1033,11 @@ static int spi_geni_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 
-	spi = devm_spi_alloc_host(dev, sizeof(*mas));
+	if (device_property_read_bool(dev, "spi-slave"))
+		spi = devm_spi_alloc_target(dev, sizeof(*mas));
+	else
+		spi = devm_spi_alloc_host(dev, sizeof(*mas));
+
 	if (!spi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1087,9 +1091,6 @@ static int spi_geni_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (device_property_read_bool(&pdev->dev, "spi-slave"))
-		spi->target = true;
-
 	/* Set the bus quota to a reasonable value for register access */
 	mas->se.icc_paths[GENI_TO_CORE].avg_bw = Bps_to_icc(CORE_2X_50_MHZ);
 	mas->se.icc_paths[CPU_TO_GENI].avg_bw = GENI_DEFAULT_BW;