diff --git a/components/spi_flash/spi_flash_os_func_app.c b/components/spi_flash/spi_flash_os_func_app.c
index 6d50eb0860..46147f8a95 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/spi_flash_os_func_app.c
+++ b/components/spi_flash/spi_flash_os_func_app.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2021 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@
 
 #include "driver/spi_common_internal.h"
 
-#define SPI_FLASH_CACHE_NO_DISABLE  (CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_AUTO_SUSPEND || (CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS && CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA))
+#define SPI_FLASH_CACHE_NO_DISABLE  (CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_AUTO_SUSPEND || (CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS && CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA) || CONFIG_APP_BUILD_TYPE_ELF_RAM)
 static const char TAG[] = "spi_flash";
 
+#if SPI_FLASH_CACHE_NO_DISABLE
+static _lock_t s_spi1_flash_mutex;
+#endif  //  #if SPI_FLASH_CACHE_NO_DISABLE
+
 /*
  * OS functions providing delay service and arbitration among chips, and with the cache.
  *
@@ -58,21 +62,19 @@ static inline IRAM_ATTR void on_spi1_acquired(spi1_app_func_arg_t* ctx);
 static inline IRAM_ATTR void on_spi1_yielded(spi1_app_func_arg_t* ctx);
 static inline IRAM_ATTR bool on_spi1_check_yield(spi1_app_func_arg_t* ctx);
 
+#if !SPI_FLASH_CACHE_NO_DISABLE
 IRAM_ATTR static void cache_enable(void* arg)
 {
-#if !SPI_FLASH_CACHE_NO_DISABLE
     g_flash_guard_default_ops.end();
-#endif
 }
 
 IRAM_ATTR static void cache_disable(void* arg)
 {
-#if !SPI_FLASH_CACHE_NO_DISABLE
     g_flash_guard_default_ops.start();
-#endif
 }
+#endif  //#if !SPI_FLASH_CACHE_NO_DISABLE
 
-static IRAM_ATTR esp_err_t spi_start(void *arg)
+static IRAM_ATTR esp_err_t acquire_spi_bus_lock(void *arg)
 {
     spi_bus_lock_dev_handle_t dev_lock = ((app_func_arg_t *)arg)->dev_lock;
 
@@ -85,29 +87,46 @@ static IRAM_ATTR esp_err_t spi_start(void *arg)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
-static IRAM_ATTR esp_err_t spi_end(void *arg)
+static IRAM_ATTR esp_err_t release_spi_bus_lock(void *arg)
 {
     return spi_bus_lock_acquire_end(((app_func_arg_t *)arg)->dev_lock);
 }
 
 static IRAM_ATTR esp_err_t spi1_start(void *arg)
 {
+    esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
+    /**
+     * There are three ways for ESP Flash API lock:
+     * 1. spi bus lock, this is used when SPI1 is shared with GPSPI Master Driver
+     * 2. mutex, this is used when the Cache isn't need to be disabled.
+     * 3. cache lock (from cache_utils.h), this is used when we need to disable Cache to avoid access from SPI0
+     *
+     * From 1 to 3, the lock efficiency decreases.
+     */
 #if CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SHARE_SPI1_BUS
     //use the lock to disable the cache and interrupts before using the SPI bus
-    return spi_start(arg);
+    ret = acquire_spi_bus_lock(arg);
+#elif SPI_FLASH_CACHE_NO_DISABLE
+    _lock_acquire(&s_spi1_flash_mutex);
 #else
     //directly disable the cache and interrupts when lock is not used
     cache_disable(NULL);
-    on_spi1_acquired((spi1_app_func_arg_t*)arg);
-    return ESP_OK;
 #endif
+    on_spi1_acquired((spi1_app_func_arg_t*)arg);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static IRAM_ATTR esp_err_t spi1_end(void *arg)
 {
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
+
+    /**
+     * There are three ways for ESP Flash API lock, see `spi1_start`
+     */
 #if CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SHARE_SPI1_BUS
-    ret = spi_end(arg);
+    ret = release_spi_bus_lock(arg);
+#elif SPI_FLASH_CACHE_NO_DISABLE
+    _lock_release(&s_spi1_flash_mutex);
 #else
     cache_enable(NULL);
 #endif
@@ -201,8 +220,8 @@ static const DRAM_ATTR esp_flash_os_functions_t esp_flash_spi1_default_os_functi
 };
 
 static const esp_flash_os_functions_t esp_flash_spi23_default_os_functions = {
-    .start = spi_start,
-    .end = spi_end,
+    .start = acquire_spi_bus_lock,
+    .end = release_spi_bus_lock,
     .delay_us = delay_us,
     .get_temp_buffer = get_buffer_malloc,
     .release_temp_buffer = release_buffer_malloc,