diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
index 1d8621d43160..7acf4a93b592 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static int write_sr(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 val)
 			SPI_MEM_OP(SPI_MEM_OP_CMD(SPINOR_OP_WRSR, 1),
 				   SPI_MEM_OP_NO_ADDR,
 				   SPI_MEM_OP_NO_DUMMY,
-				   SPI_MEM_OP_DATA_IN(1, nor->bouncebuf, 1));
+				   SPI_MEM_OP_DATA_OUT(1, nor->bouncebuf, 1));
 
 		return spi_mem_exec_op(nor->spimem, &op);
 	}