struct resource *res;
        struct device *dev;
        void __iomem *base;
-       u32 max_freq, iomode;
+       u32 max_freq, iomode, num_cs;
        int ret, irq, size;
 
        dev = &pdev->dev;
        }
 
        /* use num-cs unless not present or out of range */
-       if (of_property_read_u16(dev->of_node, "num-cs",
-                       &master->num_chipselect) ||
-                       (master->num_chipselect > SPI_NUM_CHIPSELECTS))
+       if (of_property_read_u32(dev->of_node, "num-cs", &num_cs) ||
+           num_cs > SPI_NUM_CHIPSELECTS)
                master->num_chipselect = SPI_NUM_CHIPSELECTS;
+       else
+               master->num_chipselect = num_cs;
 
        master->bus_num = pdev->id;
        master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH | SPI_LOOP;