diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/mspi_timing_tuning.h b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/mspi_timing_tuning.h
index be59ef7dfb6..55c00908dd8 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/mspi_timing_tuning.h
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/mspi_timing_tuning.h
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@ uint32_t mspi_timing_get_psram_low_speed_freq_mhz(void);
  */
 void mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_mode(bool control_spi1);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Switch MSPI to low speed while suspending external memory cache to avoid in-flight cache line fills across the
+ * clock change.
+ *
+ * @note Early init only. Not safe for general runtime use: does not coordinate with other cores or freeze cache.
+ */
+void mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_early(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Switch MSPI to high speed while suspending external memory cache.
+ *
+ * @note Same usage constraints as @ref mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_early.
+ */
+void mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_early(void);
+
 /**
  * @brief Switch MSPI into low speed mode / high speed mode.
  * @note This API is cache safe, it will freeze both D$ and I$ and restore them after MSPI is switched
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/mspi_timing_tuning.c b/components/esp_hw_support/mspi_timing_tuning.c
index 2bff3eea155..490b6e9641c 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/mspi_timing_tuning.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/mspi_timing_tuning.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "soc/soc.h"
 #include "hal/spi_flash_hal.h"
 #include "esp_private/esp_cache_private.h"
+#include "esp_private/cache_utils.h"
 #include "esp_private/mspi_timing_tuning.h"
 #include "esp_private/mspi_timing_config.h"
 #include "mspi_timing_by_mspi_delay.h"
@@ -347,9 +348,9 @@ void mspi_timing_flash_tuning(void)
 {
     /**
      * set MSPI related regs to 20mhz configuration, to get reference data from FLASH
-     * see detailed comments in this function (`mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_mode`)
+     * see detailed comments in this function (`mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_early`)
      */
-    mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_mode(true);
+    mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_early();
 
 #if SOC_MEMSPI_TIMING_TUNING_BY_MSPI_DELAY
     mspi_tuning_cfg_drv_t drv = {
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ void mspi_timing_flash_tuning(void)
 
     s_do_tuning(reference_data, &timing_configs, true);
 
-    mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_mode(true);
+    mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_early();
 }
 #else
 void mspi_timing_flash_tuning(void)
@@ -395,9 +396,9 @@ void mspi_timing_psram_tuning(void)
 {
     /**
      * set MSPI related regs to 20mhz configuration, to write reference data to PSRAM
-     * see detailed comments in this function (`mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_mode`)
+     * see detailed comments in this function (`mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_early`)
      */
-    mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_mode(true);
+    mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_early();
 
     // write data into psram, used to do timing tuning test.
     uint8_t reference_data[MSPI_TIMING_TEST_DATA_LEN];
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ void mspi_timing_psram_tuning(void)
     s_do_tuning(reference_data, &timing_configs, false);
 #endif
 
-    mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_mode(true);
+    mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_early();
 }
 
 #else
@@ -584,6 +585,26 @@ void mspi_timing_change_speed_mode_cache_safe(bool switch_down)
 #endif
 }
 
+
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Early-init MSPI speed switch (see mspi_timing_tuning.h)
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_early(void)
+{
+    uint32_t cache_state = 0;
+    spi_flash_disable_cache(0, &cache_state);
+    mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_mode(true);
+    spi_flash_restore_cache(0, cache_state);
+}
+
+void mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_early(void)
+{
+    uint32_t cache_state = 0;
+    spi_flash_disable_cache(0, &cache_state);
+    mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_mode(true);
+    spi_flash_restore_cache(0, cache_state);
+}
+
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * APIs to inform SPI1 Flash driver of necessary timing configurations
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_quad.c b/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_quad.c
index 412141fbac2..c4eeb0b86e1 100644
--- a/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_quad.c
+++ b/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_quad.c
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ esp_err_t esp_psram_impl_enable(void)
     psram_set_cs_timing();
 
 #if SOC_SPI_MEM_SUPPORT_TIMING_TUNING
-    //enter MSPI slow mode to init PSRAM device registers
-    mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_mode(true);
+    //enter MSPI slow mode to init PSRAM device registers (early init: see mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_early)
+    mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_early();
 #endif // SOC_SPI_MEM_SUPPORT_TIMING_TUNING
 
     uint32_t psram_id = 0;
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_psram_impl_enable(void)
     //Configure SPI0 PSRAM related SPI Phases
     config_psram_spi_phases();
     //Back to the high speed mode. Flash/PSRAM clocks are set to the clock that user selected. SPI0/1 registers are all set correctly
-    mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_mode(true);
+    mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_early();
 #else
     s_config_psram_clock();
     //Configure SPI0 PSRAM related SPI Phases
diff --git a/components/esp_psram/esp32s3/esp_psram_impl_octal.c b/components/esp_psram/esp32s3/esp_psram_impl_octal.c
index 1f3254499ee..672c163135e 100644
--- a/components/esp_psram/esp32s3/esp_psram_impl_octal.c
+++ b/components/esp_psram/esp32s3/esp_psram_impl_octal.c
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ esp_err_t esp_psram_impl_enable(void)
     s_set_psram_cs_timing();
     s_configure_psram_ecc();
 
-    //enter MSPI slow mode to init PSRAM device registers
-    mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_mode(true);
+    //enter MSPI slow mode to init PSRAM device registers (early init: see mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_early)
+    mspi_timing_enter_low_speed_early();
 
     //set to variable dummy mode
     SET_PERI_REG_MASK(SPI_MEM_DDR_REG(1), SPI_MEM_SPI_FMEM_VAR_DUMMY);
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_psram_impl_enable(void)
     //Do PSRAM timing tuning, we use SPI1 to do the tuning, and set the SPI0 PSRAM timing related registers accordingly
     mspi_timing_psram_tuning();
     //Back to the high speed mode. Flash/PSRAM clocks are set to the clock that user selected. SPI0/1 registers are all set correctly
-    mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_mode(true);
+    mspi_timing_enter_high_speed_early();
 
     /**
      * Tuning may change SPI1 regs, whereas legacy spi_flash APIs rely on these regs.