diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mxic.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mxic.c
index f48563c09b97..b641954fdc4b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mxic.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mxic.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static void mxic_spi_hw_init(struct mxic_spi *mxic)
 	writel(0, mxic->regs + HC_EN);
 	writel(0, mxic->regs + LRD_CFG);
 	writel(0, mxic->regs + LRD_CTRL);
-	writel(HC_CFG_NIO(1) | HC_CFG_TYPE(0, HC_CFG_TYPE_SPI_NAND) |
+	writel(HC_CFG_NIO(1) | HC_CFG_TYPE(0, HC_CFG_TYPE_SPI_NOR) |
 	       HC_CFG_SLV_ACT(0) | HC_CFG_MAN_CS_EN | HC_CFG_IDLE_SIO_LVL(1),
 	       mxic->regs + HC_CFG);
 }