diff --git a/drivers/spi/cadence_qspi.c b/drivers/spi/cadence_qspi.c
index 973f455..328dfb0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/cadence_qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/cadence_qspi.c
@@ -307,7 +307,13 @@
 				    priv->is_decoded_cs);
 
 	if (op->data.dir == SPI_MEM_DATA_IN && op->data.buf.in) {
-		if (!op->addr.nbytes)
+		/*
+		 * Performing reads in DAC mode forces to read minimum 4 bytes
+		 * which is unsupported on some flash devices during register
+		 * reads, prefer STIG mode for such small reads.
+		 */
+		if (!op->addr.nbytes ||
+		    op->data.nbytes <= CQSPI_STIG_DATA_LEN_MAX)
 			mode = CQSPI_STIG_READ;
 		else
 			mode = CQSPI_READ;