diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed.c b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
index b922a2c491..cd92cf9ce0 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
@@ -307,17 +307,14 @@ void aspeed_board_init_flashes(AspeedSMCState *s, const char *flashtype,
 
     for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
         DriveInfo *dinfo = drive_get(IF_MTD, 0, unit0 + i);
-        qemu_irq cs_line;
         DeviceState *dev;
 
         dev = qdev_new(flashtype);
         if (dinfo) {
             qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "drive", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo));
         }
+        qdev_prop_set_uint8(dev, "cs", i);
         qdev_realize_and_unref(dev, BUS(s->spi), &error_fatal);
-
-        cs_line = qdev_get_gpio_in_named(dev, SSI_GPIO_CS, 0);
-        qdev_connect_gpio_out_named(DEVICE(s), "cs", i, cs_line);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c b/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c
index 7281169322..2a4001b774 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c
@@ -692,6 +692,14 @@ static void aspeed_smc_reset(DeviceState *d)
         memset(s->regs, 0, sizeof s->regs);
     }
 
+    for (i = 0; i < asc->cs_num_max; i++) {
+        DeviceState *dev = ssi_get_cs(s->spi, i);
+        if (dev) {
+            qemu_irq cs_line = qdev_get_gpio_in_named(dev, SSI_GPIO_CS, 0);
+            qdev_connect_gpio_out_named(DEVICE(s), "cs", i, cs_line);
+        }
+    }
+
     /* Unselect all peripherals */
     for (i = 0; i < asc->cs_num_max; ++i) {
         s->regs[s->r_ctrl0 + i] |= CTRL_CE_STOP_ACTIVE;