diff --git a/components/esp_driver_spi/include/driver/spi_common.h b/components/esp_driver_spi/include/driver/spi_common.h
index aa45f7f2c3d..09231ceb076 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_spi/include/driver/spi_common.h
+++ b/components/esp_driver_spi/include/driver/spi_common.h
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ typedef spi_common_dma_t spi_dma_chan_t;
  * delay, which may cause incorrect read for >40MHz speeds.
  *
  * @note Be advised that the slave driver does not use the quadwp/quadhd lines and fields in spi_bus_config_t referring to these lines will be ignored and can thus safely be left uninitialized.
- * @note When `SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DATA_OUT_INV` is set in `flags`, all configured bus signals are routed through the GPIO matrix.
- * @note On ESP32, `data_io_default_level` only supports 0. When
-         `SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DATA_OUT_INV` is set, the idle data level is also inverted.
+ * @note Setting `SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DATA_OUT_INV` routes all configured bus signals through GPIO matrix and inverts data output signals, including their idle levels.
+ * @note On ESP32, `data_io_default_level` only supports 0.
  */
 typedef struct {
     union {
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ typedef struct {
         };
         int iocfg[9];               ///< GPIO config in array format follow the above order.
     };
-    bool data_io_default_level; ///< Output data IO default level when no transaction.
+    bool data_io_default_level; ///< Default level of output data signals when no transaction in progress.
     int max_transfer_sz;  ///< Maximum transfer size, in bytes. Defaults to 4092 if 0 when DMA enabled, or to `SOC_SPI_MAXIMUM_BUFFER_SIZE` if DMA is disabled.
     uint32_t flags;       ///< Abilities of bus to be checked by the driver. Or-ed value of ``SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_*`` flags.
     esp_intr_cpu_affinity_t  isr_cpu_id;    ///< Select cpu core to register SPI ISR.
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_spi/src/gpspi/spi_master.c b/components/esp_driver_spi/src/gpspi/spi_master.c
index 85516aa87e6..5c2cfe5dced 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_spi/src/gpspi/spi_master.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_spi/src/gpspi/spi_master.c
@@ -337,11 +337,7 @@ static esp_err_t spi_master_init_driver(spi_host_device_t host_id)
     }
 
     spi_hal_init(&host->hal, host_id);
-    bool hal_idle_level = bus_attr->bus_cfg.data_io_default_level;
-    if (bus_attr->bus_cfg.flags & SPICOMMON_BUSFLAG_DATA_OUT_INV) {
-        hal_idle_level = !hal_idle_level; // Compensate for inversion set in GPIO Matrix
-    }
-    spi_hal_set_data_pin_idle_level(&host->hal, hal_idle_level);
+    spi_hal_set_data_pin_idle_level(&host->hal, bus_attr->bus_cfg.data_io_default_level);
 
     if (host_id != SPI1_HOST) {
         //SPI1 attributes are already initialized at start up.
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_spi/test_apps/master/main/test_spi_master.c b/components/esp_driver_spi/test_apps/master/main/test_spi_master.c
index 6170084a768..4bd854f7885 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_spi/test_apps/master/main/test_spi_master.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_spi/test_apps/master/main/test_spi_master.c
@@ -716,14 +716,8 @@ TEST_CASE("spi data output inversion", "[spi]")
                  (unsigned)tx_data, (unsigned)rx_data, (unsigned)expected_rx_data);
         TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8(expected_rx_data, rx_data);
 
-        /* Check the MOSI idle level after the transaction. */
-        bool expected_idle_level = buscfg.data_io_default_level;
-#if !SPI_LL_MOSI_FREE_LEVEL
-        if (invert) {
-            /* GPIO Matrix inversion also affects the idle level when the target cannot configure it. */
-            expected_idle_level = !buscfg.data_io_default_level;
-        }
-#endif
+        /* Check the MOSI idle level after the transaction. GPIO Matrix inversion affects the idle level also. */
+        bool expected_idle_level = invert ? !buscfg.data_io_default_level : buscfg.data_io_default_level;
 
         int actual_idle_level = gpio_get_level(PIN_NUM_MOSI);
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Idle: MOSI=%d (expected=%d)", actual_idle_level, expected_idle_level);