diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
index d62d69dd72b9d..73d4f0a1558d7 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
@@ -325,7 +325,15 @@ static int cqspi_set_protocol(struct cqspi_flash_pdata *f_pdata,
 	f_pdata->inst_width = CQSPI_INST_TYPE_SINGLE;
 	f_pdata->addr_width = CQSPI_INST_TYPE_SINGLE;
 	f_pdata->data_width = CQSPI_INST_TYPE_SINGLE;
-	f_pdata->dtr = op->data.dtr && op->cmd.dtr && op->addr.dtr;
+
+	/*
+	 * For an op to be DTR, cmd phase along with every other non-empty
+	 * phase should have dtr field set to 1. If an op phase has zero
+	 * nbytes, ignore its dtr field; otherwise, check its dtr field.
+	 */
+	f_pdata->dtr = op->cmd.dtr &&
+		       (!op->addr.nbytes || op->addr.dtr) &&
+		       (!op->data.nbytes || op->data.dtr);
 
 	switch (op->data.buswidth) {
 	case 0:
@@ -1227,8 +1235,15 @@ static bool cqspi_supports_mem_op(struct spi_mem *mem,
 {
 	bool all_true, all_false;
 
-	all_true = op->cmd.dtr && op->addr.dtr && op->dummy.dtr &&
-		   op->data.dtr;
+	/*
+	 * op->dummy.dtr is required for converting nbytes into ncycles.
+	 * Also, don't check the dtr field of the op phase having zero nbytes.
+	 */
+	all_true = op->cmd.dtr &&
+		   (!op->addr.nbytes || op->addr.dtr) &&
+		   (!op->dummy.nbytes || op->dummy.dtr) &&
+		   (!op->data.nbytes || op->data.dtr);
+
 	all_false = !op->cmd.dtr && !op->addr.dtr && !op->dummy.dtr &&
 		    !op->data.dtr;