diff --git a/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/spi_api.c b/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/spi_api.c
index 0cbf2dce2b..5e8a6d9d5c 100644
--- a/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/spi_api.c
+++ b/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/spi_api.c
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 
 #if NRFX_CHECK(NRFX_SPIM_ENABLED)
 #include "nrfx_spim.h"
+#elif NRFX_CHECK(NRFX_SPI_ENABLED)
+#include "nrfx_spi.h"
+#endif
 
 #if 1
 #define DEBUG_PRINTF(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -53,6 +56,8 @@
 #define DEBUG_PRINTF(...)
 #endif
 
+#if NRFX_CHECK(NRFX_SPIM_ENABLED)
+
 /* Pre-allocate instances and share them globally. */
 static const nrfx_spim_t nordic_nrf5_spim_instance[4] = {
     NRFX_SPIM_INSTANCE(0),
@@ -871,15 +876,9 @@ void spi_abort_asynch(spi_t *obj)
 }
 
 #endif // DEVICE_SPI_ASYNCH
+#endif //NRFX_SPIM_ENABLED
 
-#elif NRFX_CHECK(NRFX_SPI_ENABLED)
-#include "nrfx_spi.h"
-
-#if 0
-#define DEBUG_PRINTF(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
-#else
-#define DEBUG_PRINTF(...)
-#endif
+#if NRFX_CHECK(NRFX_SPI_ENABLED)
 
 /* Pre-allocate instances and share them globally. */
 static const nrfx_spi_t nordic_nrf5_spi_instance[3] = {