diff --git a/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c b/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
index ab879519978d..4396d988768f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
@@ -454,13 +454,20 @@ static int atmel_qspi_transfer(struct spi_mem *mem,
 	(void)atmel_qspi_read(aq, QSPI_IFR);
 
 	/* Send/Receive data */
-	if (op->data.dir == SPI_MEM_DATA_IN)
+	if (op->data.dir == SPI_MEM_DATA_IN) {
 		memcpy_fromio(op->data.buf.in, aq->mem + offset,
 			      op->data.nbytes);
-	else
+
+		/* Synchronize AHB and APB accesses again */
+		rmb();
+	} else {
 		memcpy_toio(aq->mem + offset, op->data.buf.out,
 			    op->data.nbytes);
 
+		/* Synchronize AHB and APB accesses again */
+		wmb();
+	}
+
 	/* Release the chip-select */
 	atmel_qspi_write(QSPI_CR_LASTXFER, aq, QSPI_CR);