diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spi.c
index c47fe20323a..97977a69084 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spi.c
@@ -172,11 +172,15 @@ static void transfer_next_chunk(struct device *dev)
 static int transceive(struct device *dev,
 		      const struct spi_config *spi_cfg,
 		      const struct spi_buf_set *tx_bufs,
-		      const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs)
+		      const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs,
+		      bool asynchronous,
+		      struct k_poll_signal *signal)
 {
 	struct spi_nrfx_data *dev_data = get_dev_data(dev);
 	int error;
 
+	spi_context_lock(&dev_data->ctx, asynchronous, signal);
+
 	error = configure(dev, spi_cfg);
 	if (error == 0) {
 		dev_data->busy = true;
@@ -199,8 +203,7 @@ static int spi_nrfx_transceive(struct device *dev,
 			       const struct spi_buf_set *tx_bufs,
 			       const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs)
 {
-	spi_context_lock(&get_dev_data(dev)->ctx, false, NULL);
-	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs);
+	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs, false, NULL);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI_ASYNC
@@ -210,8 +213,7 @@ static int spi_nrfx_transceive_async(struct device *dev,
 				     const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs,
 				     struct k_poll_signal *async)
 {
-	spi_context_lock(&get_dev_data(dev)->ctx, true, async);
-	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs);
+	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs, true, async);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SPI_ASYNC */
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spim.c b/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spim.c
index 1b67788ceef..709694e1a7f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spim.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spim.c
@@ -211,11 +211,15 @@ static void transfer_next_chunk(struct device *dev)
 static int transceive(struct device *dev,
 		      const struct spi_config *spi_cfg,
 		      const struct spi_buf_set *tx_bufs,
-		      const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs)
+		      const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs,
+		      bool asynchronous,
+		      struct k_poll_signal *signal)
 {
 	struct spi_nrfx_data *dev_data = get_dev_data(dev);
 	int error;
 
+	spi_context_lock(&dev_data->ctx, asynchronous, signal);
+
 	error = configure(dev, spi_cfg);
 	if (error == 0) {
 		dev_data->busy = true;
@@ -238,8 +242,7 @@ static int spi_nrfx_transceive(struct device *dev,
 			       const struct spi_buf_set *tx_bufs,
 			       const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs)
 {
-	spi_context_lock(&get_dev_data(dev)->ctx, false, NULL);
-	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs);
+	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs, false, NULL);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI_ASYNC
@@ -249,8 +252,7 @@ static int spi_nrfx_transceive_async(struct device *dev,
 				     const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs,
 				     struct k_poll_signal *async)
 {
-	spi_context_lock(&get_dev_data(dev)->ctx, true, async);
-	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs);
+	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs, true, async);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SPI_ASYNC */
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spis.c b/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spis.c
index f95ba5b22d2..90c80bc3097 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spis.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spis.c
@@ -144,11 +144,15 @@ static void prepare_for_transfer(struct device *dev)
 static int transceive(struct device *dev,
 		      const struct spi_config *spi_cfg,
 		      const struct spi_buf_set *tx_bufs,
-		      const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs)
+		      const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs,
+		      bool asynchronous,
+		      struct k_poll_signal *signal)
 {
 	struct spi_nrfx_data *dev_data = get_dev_data(dev);
 	int error;
 
+	spi_context_lock(&dev_data->ctx, asynchronous, signal);
+
 	error = configure(dev, spi_cfg);
 	if (error != 0) {
 		/* Invalid configuration. */
@@ -178,8 +182,7 @@ static int spi_nrfx_transceive(struct device *dev,
 			       const struct spi_buf_set *tx_bufs,
 			       const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs)
 {
-	spi_context_lock(&get_dev_data(dev)->ctx, false, NULL);
-	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs);
+	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs, false, NULL);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI_ASYNC
@@ -189,8 +192,7 @@ static int spi_nrfx_transceive_async(struct device *dev,
 				     const struct spi_buf_set *rx_bufs,
 				     struct k_poll_signal *async)
 {
-	spi_context_lock(&get_dev_data(dev)->ctx, true, async);
-	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs);
+	return transceive(dev, spi_cfg, tx_bufs, rx_bufs, true, async);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SPI_ASYNC */