diff --git a/edi.c b/edi.c
index 0ca1704..9397a54 100644
--- a/edi.c
+++ b/edi.c
@@ -480,6 +480,18 @@
 {
 	int probe;
 	int rc;
+	unsigned char hwversion;
+
+	/*
+	 * ENE chips enable EDI by detecting a clock frequency between 1 MHz and
+	 * 8 MHz. In many cases, the chip won't be able to both detect the clock
+	 * signal and serve the associated request at the same time.
+	 *
+	 * Thus, a dummy read has to be added to ensure that EDI is enabled and
+	 * operational starting from the next request. This dummy read below
+	 * draws the chip's attention and as result the chip enables its EDI.
+	 */
+	edi_read(flash, ENE_EC_HWVERSION, &hwversion);
 
 	probe = edi_chip_probe(flash, &ene_kb9012);
 	if (!probe)