1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
index 0f4f2ba16e3e..0f8ec3c2d015 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
@@ -938,13 +938,21 @@ int spi_nor_scan(struct spi_nor *nor, const char *name, enum read_mode mode)
         if (ret)
                 return ret;
 
-        id = spi_nor_match_id(name);
-        if (!id)
+        /* Try to auto-detect if chip name wasn't specified */
+        if (!name)
+                id = spi_nor_read_id(nor);
+        else
+                id = spi_nor_match_id(name);
+        if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(id))
                 return -ENOENT;
 
         info = (void *)id->driver_data;
 
-        if (info->id_len) {
+        /*
+         * If caller has specified name of flash model that can normally be
+         * detected using JEDEC, let's verify it.
+         */
+        if (name && info->id_len) {
                 const struct spi_device_id *jid;
 
                 jid = spi_nor_read_id(nor);