diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-b3.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-b3.dts
index 38972b221089..6678e0b318d5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-b3.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-b3.dts
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@
 
 		spi@10600 {
 			status = "okay";
-			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_spi>;
-			pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 			m25p16@0 {
 				#address-cells = <1>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-cloudbox.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-cloudbox.dts
index 1ac6bd9f54de..e7a232eb28b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-cloudbox.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-cloudbox.dts
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 		};
 
 		spi@10600 {
-			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_spi>;
-			pinctrl-names = "default";
 			status = "okay";
 
 			flash@0 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts
index dd8d1a4611a8..af56cecc6c73 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 
 		spi@10600 {
 			status = "okay";
-			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_spi>;
-			pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 			m25p40@0 {
 				#address-cells = <1>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-mv88f6281gtw-ge.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-mv88f6281gtw-ge.dts
index acbebc6dc169..b318d5d82d67 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-mv88f6281gtw-ge.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-mv88f6281gtw-ge.dts
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
 		};
 
 		spi@10600 {
-			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_spi>;
-			pinctrl-names = "default";
 			status = "okay";
 
 			flash@0 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi
index 696b208b676f..c10ff0f5290b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 		};
 
 		spi@10600 {
-			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_spi>;
-			pinctrl-names = "default";
 			status = "okay";
 
 			flash@0 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-rd88f6192.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-rd88f6192.dts
index 30087b19efae..35a29dee8dd8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-rd88f6192.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-rd88f6192.dts
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@
 
 		spi@10600 {
 			status = "okay";
-			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_spi>;
-			pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 			m25p128@0 {
 				#address-cells = <1>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-synology.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-synology.dtsi
index 370af7f69319..a21419f78bee 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-synology.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-synology.dtsi
@@ -213,8 +213,6 @@
 
 		spi@10600 {
 			status = "okay";
-			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_spi>;
-			pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 			m25p80@0 {
 				#address-cells = <1>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-t5325.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-t5325.dts
index ae102abcab04..289fc9e2afc2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-t5325.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-t5325.dts
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@
 				marvell,function = "gpio";
 			};
 
-			/*
-			 * Redefined from kirkwood-6281.dtsi, because
-			 * we don't use SPI CS on MPP0, but on MPP7.
-			 */
 			pmx_spi: pmx-spi {
 				marvell,pins = "mpp1", "mpp2", "mpp3", "mpp7";
 				marvell,function = "spi";
@@ -87,8 +83,6 @@
 		};
 
 		spi@10600 {
-			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_spi>;
-			pinctrl-names = "default";
 			status = "okay";
 
 			flash@0 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ts219.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ts219.dtsi
index 21cb9aeb2455..539a2f80a3ad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ts219.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ts219.dtsi
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
 		};
 		spi@10600 {
 			status = "okay";
-			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_spi>;
-			pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 			m25p128@0 {
 				#address-cells = <1>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
index f92c8c4e3908..0c8d8fa29926 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@
 				marvell,function = "nand";
 			};
 
+			/*
+			 * Default SPI0 pinctrl setting with CSn on mpp0,
+			 * overwrite marvell,pins on board level if required.
+			 */
 			pmx_spi: pmx-spi {
 				marvell,pins = "mpp0", "mpp1", "mpp2", "mpp3";
 				marvell,function = "spi";
@@ -127,6 +131,8 @@
 			interrupts = <23>;
 			reg = <0x10600 0x28>;
 			clocks = <&gate_clk 7>;
+			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_spi>;
+			pinctrl-names = "default";
 			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
