diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c
index 2b6b9c1ad9d0e84630084ec917675b28e0709cae..70467b9d61baa3d13e3851e3abd25a36b2f5919e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ static int cdns_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 	xspi->rx_bytes = transfer->len;
 
 	cdns_spi_setup_transfer(spi, transfer);
-
 	cdns_spi_fill_tx_fifo(xspi);
+	spi_transfer_delay_exec(transfer);
 
 	cdns_spi_write(xspi, CDNS_SPI_IER, CDNS_SPI_IXR_DEFAULT);
 	return transfer->len;