diff --git a/arch/arm/src/efm32/efm32_spi.c b/arch/arm/src/efm32/efm32_spi.c
index 42560029c25..cd96358e7b1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/efm32/efm32_spi.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/efm32/efm32_spi.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ static int spi_hwfeatures(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, spi_hwfeatures_t features)
       priv->lsbfirst = lsbfirst;
     }
 
-  return OK;
+  return ((hwfeatures & ~HWFEAT_LSBFIRST) == 0) ? OK : -ENOSYS;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_spi.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_spi.c
index 61815bea12e..74625fa8c47 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_spi.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_spi.c
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ static int spi_hwfeatures(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, spi_hwfeatures_t features)
   spi_modifycr1(priv, setbits, clrbits);
   spi_modifycr1(priv, SPI_CR1_SPE, 0);
 
-  return OK;
+  return ((hwfeatures & ~HWFEAT_LSBFIRST) == 0) ? OK : -ENOSYS;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32f7/stm32_spi.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32f7/stm32_spi.c
index bafd62a7869..fdd5221427b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32f7/stm32_spi.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32f7/stm32_spi.c
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ static int spi_hwfeatures(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, spi_hwfeatures_t features)
   spi_modifycr1(priv, setbits, clrbits);
   spi_modifycr1(priv, SPI_CR1_SPE, 0);
 
-  return OK;
+  return ((hwfeatures & ~HWFEAT_LSBFIRST) == 0) ? OK : -ENOSYS;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4_spi.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4_spi.c
index ac213abc688..da46623f10c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4_spi.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4_spi.c
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ static int spi_hwfeatures(FAR struct spi_dev_s *dev, spi_hwfeatures_t features)
   spi_modifycr(STM32L4_SPI_CR1_OFFSET, priv, setbits, clrbits);
   spi_modifycr(STM32L4_SPI_CR1_OFFSET, priv, SPI_CR1_SPE, 0);
 
-  return OK;
+  return ((hwfeatures & ~HWFEAT_LSBFIRST) == 0) ? OK : -ENOSYS;
 }
 #endif