diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c
index 34f68881ed..51e28bf07b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c
@@ -113,6 +113,27 @@ static int write_cr(struct spi_flash *flash, u8 wc)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_BAR
+/*
+ * This "clean_bar" is necessary in a situation when one was accessing
+ * spi flash memory > 16 MiB by using Bank Address Register's BA24 bit.
+ *
+ * After it the BA24 bit shall be cleared to allow access to correct
+ * memory region after SW reset (by calling "reset" command).
+ *
+ * Otherwise, the BA24 bit may be left set and then after reset, the
+ * ROM would read/write/erase SPL from 16 MiB * bank_sel address.
+ */
+static int clean_bar(struct spi_flash *flash)
+{
+	u8 cmd, bank_sel = 0;
+
+	if (flash->bank_curr == 0)
+		return 0;
+	cmd = flash->bank_write_cmd;
+
+	return spi_flash_write_common(flash, &cmd, 1, &bank_sel, 1);
+}
+
 static int write_bar(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset)
 {
 	u8 cmd, bank_sel;
@@ -339,6 +360,10 @@ int spi_flash_cmd_erase_ops(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset, size_t len)
 		len -= erase_size;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_BAR
+	ret = clean_bar(flash);
+#endif
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -397,6 +422,10 @@ int spi_flash_cmd_write_ops(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
 		offset += chunk_len;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_BAR
+	ret = clean_bar(flash);
+#endif
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -500,6 +529,10 @@ int spi_flash_cmd_read_ops(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
 		data += read_len;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_BAR
+	ret = clean_bar(flash);
+#endif
+
 	free(cmd);
 	return ret;
 }