diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
index 8e6b4e21b2cf..2d287950d44c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
@@ -1598,10 +1598,8 @@ static int cqspi_of_get_pdata(struct cqspi_st *cqspi)
 		cqspi->fifo_depth = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "cdns,fifo-width", &cqspi->fifo_width)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "couldn't determine fifo-width\n");
-		return -ENXIO;
-	}
+	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "cdns,fifo-width", &cqspi->fifo_width))
+		cqspi->fifo_width = 4;
 
 	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "cdns,trigger-address",
 				 &cqspi->trigger_address)) {