diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c
index c7337306ffa7db55cd1aa54fd4b1c42bbb4f76c8..089578f6855a21500188034b6f4fd09809658dfc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c
@@ -2012,6 +2012,7 @@ s32 e1000e_write_nvm_spi(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 offset, u16 words, u16 *data)
 	}
 
 	msleep(10);
+	nvm->ops.release_nvm(hw);
 	return 0;
 }