diff --git a/src/soc/intel/skylake/flash_controller.c b/src/soc/intel/skylake/flash_controller.c
index 994aec6b5d..501f80f3ce 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/skylake/flash_controller.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/skylake/flash_controller.c
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ int pch_hwseq_erase(const struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset, size_t len)
 		len, start);
 
 out:
-	spi_release_bus(&flash->spi);
 	return ret;
 }