diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_spiflash.c b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_spiflash.c
index 9622fc77bf..a1d5f06284 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_spiflash.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_spiflash.c
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ static int esp32_async_op(enum spiflash_op_code_e opcode,
   ret = work_queue(LPWORK, &g_work, esp32_spiflash_work, &work_arg, 0);
   if (ret == 0)
     {
-      nxsem_wait(&work_arg.sem);
+      nxsem_wait_uninterruptible(&work_arg.sem);
       ret = work_arg.ret;
     }
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_spiflash_mtd.c b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_spiflash_mtd.c
index ab0a0d596c..2e58fbf9d8 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_spiflash_mtd.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_spiflash_mtd.c
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static int esp32s3_async_op(enum spiflash_op_code_e opcode,
   ret = work_queue(LPWORK, &g_work, esp32s3_spiflash_work, &work_arg, 0);
   if (ret == 0)
     {
-      nxsem_wait(&work_arg.sem);
+      nxsem_wait_uninterruptible(&work_arg.sem);
       ret = work_arg.ret;
     }