diff --git a/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig b/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig
index 3c20a00a838..e8317742dc6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ config GPIO_DW_INIT_PRIORITY
 config I2C_INIT_PRIORITY
 	default 60
 
+config SPI_DW_INIT_PRIORITY
+	default 70 # It might require GPIO to be ready first
+
 if UART_NS16550
 
 config UART_NS16550_PORT_0
diff --git a/drivers/spi/Kconfig b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
index 300b46a1938..5a0e75927a6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ config SPI_DW_CS_GPIO
 	depends on SPI_DW && GPIO
 	default n
 
+config SPI_DW_INIT_PRIORITY
+	int "Init priority"
+	default 60
+	help
+	  Device driver initialization priority.
+
 choice
 depends on SPI_DW
 prompt "DesignWare SPI interrupt trigger condition"
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_dw.c b/drivers/spi/spi_dw.c
index a7c588d272d..2de97c0fd75 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_dw.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_dw.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(spi_dw_port_0, CONFIG_SPI_DW_PORT_0_DRV_NAME,
 			   spi_dw_init, &spi_dw_config_0);
 
 SYS_DEFINE_DEVICE(spi_dw_port_0, &spi_dw_data_port_0, SECONDARY,
-		  CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+		  CONFIG_SPI_DW_INIT_PRIORITY);
 
 void spi_config_0_irq(void)
 {
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(spi_dw_port_1, CONFIG_SPI_DW_PORT_1_DRV_NAME,
 			   spi_dw_init, &spi_dw_config_1);
 
 SYS_DEFINE_DEVICE(spi_dw_port_1, &spi_dw_data_port_1, SECONDARY,
-		  CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+		  CONFIG_SPI_DW_INIT_PRIORITY);
 
 void spi_config_1_irq(void)
 {