diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smihandler.c b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smihandler.c
index c864df21f8..bd03030c4c 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smihandler.c
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smihandler.c
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 #include <cpu/x86/cache.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/smm.h>
 
+#if CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SMM
+#include <spi-generic.h>
+#endif
+
+static int do_driver_init = 1;
+
 #if !CONFIG_SMM_TSEG /* TSEG handler locks in assembly */
 typedef enum { SMI_LOCKED, SMI_UNLOCKED } smi_semaphore;
 
@@ -184,6 +190,14 @@ void smi_handler(u32 smm_revision)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* Allow drivers to initialize variables in SMM context. */
+	if (do_driver_init) {
+#if CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SMM
+		spi_init();
+#endif
+		do_driver_init = 0;
+	}
+
 	/* Call chipset specific SMI handlers. */
 	if (cpu_smi_handler)
 		cpu_smi_handler(node, &state_save);
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_handler.c b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_handler.c
index 79863d8fef..8c0e804523 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_handler.c
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_handler.c
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 #include <cpu/x86/smm.h>
 #include <rmodule.h>
 
+#if CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SMM
+#include <spi-generic.h>
+#endif
+
+static int do_driver_init = 1;
+
 typedef enum { SMI_LOCKED, SMI_UNLOCKED } smi_semaphore;
 
 /* SMI multiprocessing semaphore */
@@ -154,6 +160,14 @@ void asmlinkage smm_handler_start(void *arg)
 
 	printk(BIOS_SPEW, "\nSMI# #%d\n", cpu);
 
+	/* Allow drivers to initialize variables in SMM context. */
+	if (do_driver_init) {
+#if CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SMM
+		spi_init();
+#endif
+		do_driver_init = 0;
+	}
+
 	cpu_smi_handler();
 	northbridge_smi_handler();
 	southbridge_smi_handler();