diff --git a/arch/arm/src/imxrt/hardware/rt117x/imxrt117x_caam.h b/arch/arm/src/imxrt/hardware/rt117x/imxrt117x_caam.h
index f34aa85c138..4890d787bf4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/imxrt/hardware/rt117x/imxrt117x_caam.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/imxrt/hardware/rt117x/imxrt117x_caam.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 #define CAAM_JRCR_RESET               (1 << 0)
 #define CAAM_JRINT_ERR_HALT_MASK      (3 << 2)
 #define CAAM_JRINT_ERR_HALT_INPROG    (1 << 2)
+#define CAAM_JRINT_ERR_HALT_DONE      (2 << 2)
 #define CAAM_JRCFG1_IMSK              (1 << 0)   /* Mask the ring interrupt */
 
 /* RTMCTL, RTSDCTL, RDSTA */
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/imxrt/imxrt_caam.c b/arch/arm/src/imxrt/imxrt_caam.c
index dba90f0fbff..ee423c36d56 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/imxrt/imxrt_caam.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/imxrt/imxrt_caam.c
@@ -302,6 +302,24 @@ static int imxrt_caam_ring_init(void)
 
   putreg32(CAAM_JRCR_RESET, IMXRT_CAAM_JRCR);
 
+  for (timeout = CAAM_TIMEOUT; timeout > 0; timeout--)
+    {
+      if ((getreg32(IMXRT_CAAM_JRINT) & CAAM_JRINT_ERR_HALT_MASK) !=
+          CAAM_JRINT_ERR_HALT_INPROG)
+        {
+          break;
+        }
+    }
+
+  if ((getreg32(IMXRT_CAAM_JRINT) & CAAM_JRINT_ERR_HALT_MASK) !=
+      CAAM_JRINT_ERR_HALT_DONE)
+    {
+      _err("ERROR: job ring would not halt\n");
+      return -ETIMEDOUT;
+    }
+
+  putreg32(CAAM_JRCR_RESET, IMXRT_CAAM_JRCR);
+
   for (timeout = CAAM_TIMEOUT; timeout > 0; timeout--)
     {
       if ((getreg32(IMXRT_CAAM_JRCR) & CAAM_JRCR_RESET) == 0)