diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
index 0369d98b2d12..2add4a01fce2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
@@ -3451,6 +3451,7 @@ static struct spi_mem_driver spi_nor_driver = {
 		.driver = {
 			.name = "spi-nor",
 			.of_match_table = spi_nor_of_table,
+			.probe_type = PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS,
 		},
 		.id_table = spi_nor_dev_ids,
 	},