diff --git a/hw/ip_templates/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_rd.sv b/hw/ip_templates/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_rd.sv
index 6c386b7a65f3b..cb8e55316e252 100644
--- a/hw/ip_templates/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_rd.sv
+++ b/hw/ip_templates/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_rd.sv
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ module flash_phy_rd
     .idx_o(),
     .valid_o(),
     .data_o(),
-    .ready_i(req_o & no_match)
+    .ready_i(req_o & ack_i & no_match)
   );
 
   // which buffer to allocate upon a new transaction
diff --git a/hw/top_earlgrey/ip_autogen/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_rd.sv b/hw/top_earlgrey/ip_autogen/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_rd.sv
index 6c386b7a65f3b..cb8e55316e252 100644
--- a/hw/top_earlgrey/ip_autogen/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_rd.sv
+++ b/hw/top_earlgrey/ip_autogen/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_rd.sv
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ module flash_phy_rd
     .idx_o(),
     .valid_o(),
     .data_o(),
-    .ready_i(req_o & no_match)
+    .ready_i(req_o & ack_i & no_match)
   );
 
   // which buffer to allocate upon a new transaction