diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-msm-geni.c b/drivers/spi/spi-msm-geni.c
index ecccac3c5738..7a5a7e31b1d5 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-msm-geni.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-msm-geni.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ struct spi_geni_master {
 	bool shared_ee; /* Dual EE use case */
 	bool shared_se; /* True Multi EE use case */
 	bool is_le_vm;	/* LE VM usecase */
+	bool is_la_vm;	/* LA VM property */
 	bool dis_autosuspend;
 	bool cmd_done;
 	bool set_miso_sampling;
@@ -1358,6 +1359,10 @@ static int spi_geni_unprepare_transfer_hardware(struct spi_master *spi)
 	if (mas->shared_ee || mas->is_le_vm)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (mas->is_la_vm)
+		/* Client on LA VM to controls resources, hence return */
+		return 0;
+
 	if (mas->gsi_mode) {
 		struct se_geni_rsc *rsc;
 		int ret = 0;
@@ -1929,6 +1934,11 @@ static int spi_geni_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "LE-VM usecase\n");
 	}
 
+	if (of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node, "qcom,la-vm")) {
+		geni_mas->is_la_vm = true;
+		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "LA-VM usecase\n");
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * For LE, clocks, gpio and icb voting will be provided by
 	 * by LA. The SPI operates in GSI mode only for LE usecase,