diff --git a/arch/arm/src/samv7/sam_spi.c b/arch/arm/src/samv7/sam_spi.c
index 06c18b70f13..959a3cd2901 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/samv7/sam_spi.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/samv7/sam_spi.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static inline uint32_t spi_cs2pcs(struct sam_spics_s *spics)
 #ifndef CONFIG_SAMV7_SPI_CS_DECODING
   return ((uint32_t)1 << (spics->cs)) - 1;
 #else
-  return spics->cs;
+  return spics->cs - 1;
 #endif
 }