diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/gspi/gspi.c b/src/soc/intel/common/block/gspi/gspi.c
index e4e44c22bb..8bf27de1cf 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/gspi/gspi.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/gspi/gspi.c
@@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ static int gspi_ctrlr_setup(const struct spi_slave *dev)
 	 * Program m/n divider.
 	 * Set m and n to 1, so that this divider acts as a pass-through.
 	 */
-	clocks = (1 << CLOCKS_N_SHIFT) | (1 << CLOCKS_M_SHIFT) | CLOCKS_ENABLE;
+	clocks = (1 << CLOCKS_N_SHIFT) | (1 << CLOCKS_M_SHIFT) | CLOCKS_ENABLE |
+		 CLOCKS_UPDATE;
 	gspi_write_mmio_reg(p, CLOCKS, clocks);
 	udelay(10);