diff --git a/esp-hal/src/spi/master.rs b/esp-hal/src/spi/master.rs
index d2783a2744..4c7ec6d786 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/spi/master.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/spi/master.rs
@@ -3231,7 +3231,7 @@ impl Driver {
                     // wait
                 }
             } else if #[cfg(esp32)] {
-                xtensa_lx::timer::delay(1);
+                xtensa_lx::timer::delay(2); // ☠️
             } else {
                 // Doesn't seem to be needed for ESP32-S2
             }