diff --git a/components/drivers_nrf/spi_master/nrf_drv_spi.c b/components/drivers_nrf/spi_master/nrf_drv_spi.c
index 8d7b4d9..8f061b5 100755
--- a/components/drivers_nrf/spi_master/nrf_drv_spi.c
+++ b/components/drivers_nrf/spi_master/nrf_drv_spi.c
@@ -324,15 +324,14 @@ ret_code_t nrf_drv_spi_transfer(nrf_drv_spi_t const * const p_instance,
         nrf_spim_event_clear(p_spim, NRF_SPIM_EVENT_ENDRX);
         p_cb->tx_done = false;
         p_cb->rx_done = false;
-        nrf_spim_event_clear(p_spim, NRF_SPIM_EVENT_STOPPED);
-
-        nrf_spim_task_trigger(p_spim, NRF_SPIM_TASK_START);
-
         if (p_cb->handler)
         {
             p_cb->transfer_in_progress = true;
         }
-        else
+        nrf_spim_event_clear(p_spim, NRF_SPIM_EVENT_STOPPED);
+        nrf_spim_task_trigger(p_spim, NRF_SPIM_TASK_START);
+
+        if (!p_cb->handler)
         {
             while (!nrf_spim_event_check(p_spim, NRF_SPIM_EVENT_ENDTX) ||
                    !nrf_spim_event_check(p_spim, NRF_SPIM_EVENT_ENDRX)) {}