diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/trinket_m0/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/trinket_m0/mpconfigboard.h
index eace9bc9db..05033ad38b 100644
--- a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/trinket_m0/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/trinket_m0/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #define MICROPY_HW_MCU_NAME "samd21e18"
 
 // Rev B - Black
-// #define MICROPY_HW_APA102_MOSI   (&pin_PA00)
-// #define MICROPY_HW_APA102_SCK    (&pin_PA01)
+#define MICROPY_HW_APA102_MOSI   (&pin_PA00)
+#define MICROPY_HW_APA102_SCK    (&pin_PA01)
 
 #define MICROPY_PORT_A        (PORT_PA00 | PORT_PA01 | PORT_PA24 | PORT_PA25)
 #define MICROPY_PORT_B        (0)
diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/busio/SPI.c b/ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/busio/SPI.c
index c4cd6e66f8..43288cc8bb 100644
--- a/ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/busio/SPI.c
+++ b/ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/busio/SPI.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "hal/include/hal_gpio.h"
 #include "hal/include/hal_spi_m_sync.h"
 #include "hal/include/hpl_spi_m_sync.h"
+#include "supervisor/shared/rgb_led_status.h"
 
 #include "peripherals.h"
 #include "pins.h"
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ void common_hal_busio_spi_construct(busio_spi_obj_t *self,
         if (potential_sercom == NULL ||
         #if defined(MICROPY_HW_APA102_SCK) && defined(MICROPY_HW_APA102_MOSI) && !defined(CIRCUITPY_BITBANG_APA102)
             (potential_sercom->SPI.CTRLA.bit.ENABLE != 0 &&
-             potential_sercom != status_apa102.spi_master_instance.hw &&
+             potential_sercom != status_apa102.spi_desc.dev.prvt &&
              !apa102_sck_in_use)) {
         #else
             potential_sercom->SPI.CTRLA.bit.ENABLE != 0) {
@@ -113,6 +114,10 @@ void common_hal_busio_spi_construct(busio_spi_obj_t *self,
     // Set up SPI clocks on SERCOM.
     samd_peripherals_sercom_clock_init(sercom, sercom_index);
     
+    #if defined(MICROPY_HW_APA102_SCK) && defined(MICROPY_HW_APA102_MOSI) && !defined(CIRCUITPY_BITBANG_APA102)
+    // if we're re-using the dotstar sercom, make sure it is disabled or the init will fail out
+    hri_sercomspi_clear_CTRLA_ENABLE_bit(sercom);
+    #endif
     if (spi_m_sync_init(&self->spi_desc, sercom) != ERR_NONE) {
         mp_raise_OSError(MP_EIO);
     }
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/rgb_led_status.c b/supervisor/shared/rgb_led_status.c
index 2899c1f5d8..5b55c1ba2d 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/rgb_led_status.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/rgb_led_status.c
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ void rgb_led_status_init() {
                                               MICROPY_HW_APA102_MOSI,
                                               mp_const_none);
         #else
-        if (status_apa102.current_baudrate > 0) {
+        if (!common_hal_busio_spi_deinited(&status_apa102)) {
             // Don't use spi_deinit because that leads to infinite
             // recursion because reset_pin may call
             // rgb_led_status_init.
-            spi_disable(&status_apa102.spi_master_instance);
+            spi_m_sync_disable(&status_apa102.spi_desc);
         }
         common_hal_busio_spi_construct(&status_apa102,
                                       MICROPY_HW_APA102_SCK,