diff --git a/drivers/spi/soft_spi.c b/drivers/spi/soft_spi.c
index 04691d3..a8ec2f4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/soft_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/soft_spi.c
@@ -237,6 +237,18 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int retrieve_num_chipselects(struct udevice *dev)
+{
+	int chipselects;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = ofnode_read_u32(dev_ofnode(dev), "num-chipselects", &chipselects);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return chipselects;
+}
+
 static int soft_spi_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	struct spi_slave *slave = dev_get_parent_priv(dev);
@@ -249,7 +261,15 @@
 
 	ret = gpio_request_by_name(dev, "cs-gpios", 0, &plat->cs,
 				   GPIOD_IS_OUT | cs_flags);
-	if (ret)
+	/*
+	 * If num-chipselects is zero we're ignoring absence of cs-gpios. This
+	 * code relies on the fact that `gpio_request_by_name` call above
+	 * initiailizes plat->cs to correct value with invalid GPIO even when
+	 * there is no cs-gpios node in dts. All other functions which work
+	 * with plat->cs verify it via `dm_gpio_is_valid` before using it, so
+	 * such value doesn't cause any problems.
+	 */
+	if (ret && retrieve_num_chipselects(dev) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = gpio_request_by_name(dev, "gpio-sck", 0, &plat->sclk,