diff --git a/drivers/spi/Kconfig b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
index 6f7fdcbb9151..5bf754208777 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
@@ -944,4 +944,7 @@ config SPI_SLAVE_SYSTEM_CONTROL
 
 endif # SPI_SLAVE
 
+config SPI_DYNAMIC
+	def_bool ACPI || OF_DYNAMIC || SPI_SLAVE
+
 endif # SPI
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index c6242f0a307f..6a81b2a33cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -475,6 +475,12 @@ static LIST_HEAD(spi_controller_list);
  */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(board_lock);
 
+/*
+ * Prevents addition of devices with same chip select and
+ * addition of devices below an unregistering controller.
+ */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(spi_add_lock);
+
 /**
  * spi_alloc_device - Allocate a new SPI device
  * @ctlr: Controller to which device is connected
@@ -553,7 +559,6 @@ static int spi_dev_check(struct device *dev, void *data)
  */
 int spi_add_device(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	static DEFINE_MUTEX(spi_add_lock);
 	struct spi_controller *ctlr = spi->controller;
 	struct device *dev = ctlr->dev.parent;
 	int status;
@@ -581,6 +586,13 @@ int spi_add_device(struct spi_device *spi)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	/* Controller may unregister concurrently */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPI_DYNAMIC) &&
+	    !device_is_registered(&ctlr->dev)) {
+		status = -ENODEV;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	/* Descriptors take precedence */
 	if (ctlr->cs_gpiods)
 		spi->cs_gpiod = ctlr->cs_gpiods[spi->chip_select];
@@ -2582,6 +2594,10 @@ void spi_unregister_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 	struct spi_controller *found;
 	int id = ctlr->bus_num;
 
+	/* Prevent addition of new devices, unregister existing ones */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPI_DYNAMIC))
+		mutex_lock(&spi_add_lock);
+
 	device_for_each_child(&ctlr->dev, NULL, __unregister);
 
 	/* First make sure that this controller was ever added */
@@ -2602,6 +2618,9 @@ void spi_unregister_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 	if (found == ctlr)
 		idr_remove(&spi_master_idr, id);
 	mutex_unlock(&board_lock);
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPI_DYNAMIC))
+		mutex_unlock(&spi_add_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_unregister_controller);