diff --git a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
index 84af8d7a4295..c185eb67943f 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int cros_ec_command_spi_xfer(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 		ktime_get_ts(&ts);
 		delay = timespec_to_ns(&ts) - ec_spi->last_transfer_ns;
 		if (delay < EC_SPI_RECOVERY_TIME_NS)
-			ndelay(delay);
+			ndelay(EC_SPI_RECOVERY_TIME_NS - delay);
 	}
 
 	/* Transmit phase - send our message */