diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_dspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_dspi.c
index 23cbdb3f22e..d93d892a32d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_dspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_dspi.c
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ static int spi_mcux_configure(struct device *dev,
 	DSPI_MasterTransferCreateHandle(base, &data->handle,
 					spi_mcux_master_transfer_callback, dev);
 
+	DSPI_SetDummyData(base, 0);
+
 	data->ctx.config = spi_cfg;
 	spi_context_cs_configure(&data->ctx);
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_flexcomm.c b/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_flexcomm.c
index 93b01bfd38c..74376e4fb95 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_flexcomm.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_flexcomm.c
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ static int spi_mcux_configure(struct device *dev,
 	SPI_MasterTransferCreateHandle(base, &data->handle,
 				       spi_mcux_master_transfer_callback, dev);
 
+	SPI_SetDummyData(base, 0);
+
 	data->ctx.config = spi_cfg;
 	spi_context_cs_configure(&data->ctx);
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_lpspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_lpspi.c
index 118712912f0..3e66f5f6450 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_lpspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_mcux_lpspi.c
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ static int spi_mcux_configure(struct device *dev,
 	LPSPI_MasterTransferCreateHandle(base, &data->handle,
 					spi_mcux_master_transfer_callback, dev);
 
+	LPSPI_SetDummyData(base, 0);
+
 	data->ctx.config = spi_cfg;
 	spi_context_cs_configure(&data->ctx);