diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 1e08cd571d21..76383ddbd6a6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -4261,6 +4261,7 @@ static int __spi_sync(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *message)
 		wait_for_completion(&done);
 		status = message->status;
 	}
+	message->complete = NULL;
 	message->context = NULL;
 
 	return status;