diff --git a/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c b/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
index 62ea84d234d0..d1aec14e3978 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
@@ -1159,10 +1159,7 @@ 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);
+	return aq->caps->init(aq);
 }
 
 static int atmel_qspi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
@@ -1576,11 +1573,8 @@ 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);
+		return aq->caps->init(aq);
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_force_resume(dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -1638,6 +1632,7 @@ static const struct atmel_qspi_caps atmel_sam9x60_qspi_caps = {
 
 static const struct atmel_qspi_caps atmel_sam9x7_ospi_caps = {
 	.max_speed_hz = SAM9X7_QSPI_MAX_SPEED_HZ,
+	.init = atmel_qspi_sama7g5_init,
 	.has_gclk = true,
 	.octal = true,
 	.has_dma = true,
@@ -1648,6 +1643,7 @@ static const struct atmel_qspi_caps atmel_sam9x7_ospi_caps = {
 
 static const struct atmel_qspi_caps atmel_sama7d65_ospi_caps = {
 	.max_speed_hz = SAMA7G5_QSPI0_MAX_SPEED_HZ,
+	.init = atmel_qspi_sama7g5_init,
 	.has_gclk = true,
 	.octal = true,
 	.has_dma = true,
@@ -1658,6 +1654,7 @@ static const struct atmel_qspi_caps atmel_sama7d65_ospi_caps = {
 
 static const struct atmel_qspi_caps atmel_sama7d65_qspi_caps = {
 	.max_speed_hz = SAMA7G5_QSPI1_SDR_MAX_SPEED_HZ,
+	.init = atmel_qspi_sama7g5_init,
 	.has_gclk = true,
 	.has_dma = true,
 	.has_2xgclk = true,
@@ -1666,6 +1663,7 @@ static const struct atmel_qspi_caps atmel_sama7d65_qspi_caps = {
 
 static const struct atmel_qspi_caps atmel_sama7g5_ospi_caps = {
 	.max_speed_hz = SAMA7G5_QSPI0_MAX_SPEED_HZ,
+	.init = atmel_qspi_sama7g5_init,
 	.has_gclk = true,
 	.octal = true,
 	.has_dma = true,
@@ -1675,6 +1673,7 @@ static const struct atmel_qspi_caps atmel_sama7g5_ospi_caps = {
 
 static const struct atmel_qspi_caps atmel_sama7g5_qspi_caps = {
 	.max_speed_hz = SAMA7G5_QSPI1_SDR_MAX_SPEED_HZ,
+	.init = atmel_qspi_sama7g5_init,
 	.has_gclk = true,
 	.has_dma = true,
 	.has_dllon = true,