diff --git a/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c b/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
index aaf7f4c46b22..62ea84d234d0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
@@ -256,8 +256,11 @@ static const struct atmel_qspi_pcal pcal[ATMEL_QSPI_PCAL_ARRAY_SIZE] = {
 	{200000000, 7},
 };
 
+struct atmel_qspi;
+
 struct atmel_qspi_caps {
 	u32 max_speed_hz;
+	int (*init)(struct atmel_qspi *aq);
 	bool has_qspick;
 	bool has_gclk;
 	bool has_ricr;
@@ -1156,6 +1159,9 @@ static int atmel_qspi_sama7g5_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	/* The controller can communicate with a single peripheral device (target). */
 	aq->target_max_speed_hz = spi->max_speed_hz;
 
+	if (aq->caps->init)
+		return aq->caps->init(aq);
+
 	return atmel_qspi_sama7g5_init(aq);
 }
 
@@ -1570,6 +1576,9 @@ static int __maybe_unused atmel_qspi_resume(struct device *dev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (aq->caps->init)
+		return aq->caps->init(aq);
+
 	if (aq->caps->has_gclk)
 		return atmel_qspi_sama7g5_init(aq);