diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-espi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-espi.c
index f20326714b9d..215bf6624e7c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-espi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-espi.c
@@ -555,13 +555,14 @@ static void fsl_espi_cpu_irq(struct fsl_espi *espi, u32 events)
 static irqreturn_t fsl_espi_irq(s32 irq, void *context_data)
 {
 	struct fsl_espi *espi = context_data;
-	u32 events;
+	u32 events, mask;
 
 	spin_lock(&espi->lock);
 
 	/* Get interrupt events(tx/rx) */
 	events = fsl_espi_read_reg(espi, ESPI_SPIE);
-	if (!events) {
+	mask = fsl_espi_read_reg(espi, ESPI_SPIM);
+	if (!(events & mask)) {
 		spin_unlock(&espi->lock);
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}