diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c
index 1c57ce64abba..e383c6368915 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct cdns_spi {
 	void __iomem *regs;
 	struct clk *ref_clk;
 	struct clk *pclk;
+	unsigned int clk_rate;
 	u32 speed_hz;
 	const u8 *txbuf;
 	u8 *rxbuf;
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ static void cdns_spi_config_clock_freq(struct spi_device *spi,
 	u32 ctrl_reg, baud_rate_val;
 	unsigned long frequency;
 
-	frequency = clk_get_rate(xspi->ref_clk);
+	frequency = xspi->clk_rate;
 
 	ctrl_reg = cdns_spi_read(xspi, CDNS_SPI_CR);
 
@@ -558,8 +559,9 @@ static int cdns_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	master->auto_runtime_pm = true;
 	master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA;
 
+	xspi->clk_rate = clk_get_rate(xspi->ref_clk);
 	/* Set to default valid value */
-	master->max_speed_hz = clk_get_rate(xspi->ref_clk) / 4;
+	master->max_speed_hz = xspi->clk_rate / 4;
 	xspi->speed_hz = master->max_speed_hz;
 
 	master->bits_per_word_mask = SPI_BPW_MASK(8);