diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
index 9014008e60b3..b4f141ad9c9c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
@@ -2948,10 +2948,11 @@ static void spi_nor_set_mtd_info(struct spi_nor *nor)
 	mtd->flags = MTD_CAP_NORFLASH;
 	if (nor->info->flags & SPI_NOR_NO_ERASE)
 		mtd->flags |= MTD_NO_ERASE;
+	else
+		mtd->_erase = spi_nor_erase;
 	mtd->writesize = nor->params->writesize;
 	mtd->writebufsize = nor->params->page_size;
 	mtd->size = nor->params->size;
-	mtd->_erase = spi_nor_erase;
 	mtd->_read = spi_nor_read;
 	/* Might be already set by some SST flashes. */
 	if (!mtd->_write)