diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
index e5cfc3d77b8c..04528888a53f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ static int rspi_wait_for_interrupt(struct rspi_data *rspi, u8 wait_mask,
 	int ret;
 
 	rspi->spsr = rspi_read8(rspi, RSPI_SPSR);
+	if (rspi->spsr & wait_mask)
+		return 0;
+
 	rspi_enable_irq(rspi, enable_bit);
 	ret = wait_event_timeout(rspi->wait, rspi->spsr & wait_mask, HZ);
 	if (ret == 0 && !(rspi->spsr & wait_mask))