diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c
index d403a7a3021d00..72ab066ce55238 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c
@@ -319,12 +319,12 @@ static int fsi_spi_transfer_data(struct fsi_spi *ctx,
 
 			end = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SPI_FSI_STATUS_TIMEOUT_MS);
 			do {
+				if (time_after(jiffies, end))
+					return -ETIMEDOUT;
+
 				rc = fsi_spi_status(ctx, &status, "TX");
 				if (rc)
 					return rc;
-
-				if (time_after(jiffies, end))
-					return -ETIMEDOUT;
 			} while (status & SPI_FSI_STATUS_TDR_FULL);
 
 			sent += nb;
@@ -337,12 +337,12 @@ static int fsi_spi_transfer_data(struct fsi_spi *ctx,
 		while (transfer->len > recv) {
 			end = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SPI_FSI_STATUS_TIMEOUT_MS);
 			do {
+				if (time_after(jiffies, end))
+					return -ETIMEDOUT;
+
 				rc = fsi_spi_status(ctx, &status, "RX");
 				if (rc)
 					return rc;
-
-				if (time_after(jiffies, end))
-					return -ETIMEDOUT;
 			} while (!(status & SPI_FSI_STATUS_RDR_FULL));
 
 			rc = fsi_spi_read_reg(ctx, SPI_FSI_DATA_RX, &in);