diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/fast_spi/fast_spi.c b/src/soc/intel/common/block/fast_spi/fast_spi.c
index fe0217a..f7ef685 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/fast_spi/fast_spi.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/fast_spi/fast_spi.c
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@
 void fast_spi_lock_bar(void)
 {
 	void *spibar = fast_spi_get_bar();
-	const uint16_t hsfs = SPIBAR_HSFSTS_FLOCKDN | SPIBAR_HSFSTS_WRSDIS;
+	uint16_t hsfs = SPIBAR_HSFSTS_FLOCKDN;
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FAST_SPI_DISABLE_WRITE_STATUS))
+		hsfs |= SPIBAR_HSFSTS_WRSDIS;
 
 	write16(spibar + SPIBAR_HSFSTS_CTL, hsfs);
 }