diff --git a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
index 18667de4..8a2b88a 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
@@ -1424,6 +1424,7 @@
 				message->state = STATE_ERROR;
 				goto out;
 			}
+			cpu_relax();
 		}
 
 		/* Update total byte transferred */