diff --git a/drivers/wifi/winc1500/Kconfig.winc1500 b/drivers/wifi/winc1500/Kconfig.winc1500
index 0b5cb5b6f25..a5c16456a8f 100644
--- a/drivers/wifi/winc1500/Kconfig.winc1500
+++ b/drivers/wifi/winc1500/Kconfig.winc1500
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ config WIFI_WINC1500_NAME
 	string "Driver name"
 	default "WINC1500"
 
+config WINC1500_DRV_USE_OLD_SPI_SW
+	bool "Use old SPI access method in the vendor HAL"
+	help
+	  This option, when enabled, causes USE_OLD_SPI_SW
+	  setting to be passed to vendor HAL.
+
 config WIFI_WINC1500_THREAD_STACK_SIZE
 	int "HAL callback handler thread stack size"
 	default 2048
diff --git a/drivers/wifi/winc1500/wifi_winc1500_nm_bsp_internal.h b/drivers/wifi/winc1500/wifi_winc1500_nm_bsp_internal.h
index 847fabd3b76..4e4174b8ce3 100644
--- a/drivers/wifi/winc1500/wifi_winc1500_nm_bsp_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/wifi/winc1500/wifi_winc1500_nm_bsp_internal.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 extern tstrNmBusCapabilities egstrNmBusCapabilities;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_WINC1500_DRV_USE_OLD_SPI_SW)
+#define USE_OLD_SPI_SW
+#endif /*CONFIG_WINC1500_DRV_USE_OLD_SPI_SW*/
+
 #define NM_EDGE_INTERRUPT	(1)
 
 #define NM_DEBUG		CONF_WINC_DEBUG
diff --git a/west.yml b/west.yml
index 72c9db7c84a..e28ff02d2f6 100644
--- a/west.yml
+++ b/west.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ manifest:
       revision: c3bd2094f92d574377f7af2aec147ae181aa5f8e
       path: modules/hal/cmsis
     - name: hal_atmel
-      revision: 9f0a699a2f0253dc9688211ef696daa7b8fadb75
+      revision: d17b7dd92d209b20bc1e15431d068edc29bf438d
       path: modules/hal/atmel
     - name: hal_altera
       revision: 23c1c1dd7a0c1cc9a399509d1819375847c95b97