diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
index 6f9f77dbc6d7..48405f0f9c24 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
@@ -1739,25 +1739,16 @@ static void __xipram do_write_oneword_done(struct map_info *map,
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 }
 
-static int __xipram do_write_oneword(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
-				     unsigned long adr, map_word datum,
-				     int mode)
+static int __xipram do_write_oneword_retry(struct map_info *map,
+					   struct flchip *chip,
+					   unsigned long adr, map_word datum,
+					   int mode)
 {
 	struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;
 	int ret = 0;
 	map_word oldd;
 	int retry_cnt = 0;
 
-	adr += chip->start;
-
-	pr_debug("MTD %s(): WRITE 0x%.8lx(0x%.8lx)\n", __func__, adr,
-		 datum.x[0]);
-
-	ret = do_write_oneword_start(map, chip, adr, mode);
-	if (ret) {
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Check for a NOP for the case when the datum to write is already
 	 * present - it saves time and works around buggy chips that corrupt
@@ -1767,7 +1758,6 @@ static int __xipram do_write_oneword(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 	oldd = map_read(map, adr);
 	if (map_word_equal(map, oldd, datum)) {
 		pr_debug("MTD %s(): NOP\n", __func__);
-		do_write_oneword_done(map, chip, adr, mode);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1790,6 +1780,26 @@ static int __xipram do_write_oneword(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 	}
 	xip_enable(map, chip, adr);
 
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int __xipram do_write_oneword(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
+				     unsigned long adr, map_word datum,
+				     int mode)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	adr += chip->start;
+
+	pr_debug("MTD %s(): WRITE 0x%.8lx(0x%.8lx)\n", __func__, adr,
+		 datum.x[0]);
+
+	ret = do_write_oneword_start(map, chip, adr, mode);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = do_write_oneword_retry(map, chip, adr, datum, mode);
+
 	do_write_oneword_done(map, chip, adr, mode);
 
 	return ret;