diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 1cbacffb5106..0980ae3d02aa 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -2786,7 +2786,9 @@ static void nand_set_defaults(struct nand_chip *chip, int busw)
 
 	if (!chip->select_chip)
 		chip->select_chip = nand_select_chip;
-	if (!chip->read_byte)
+
+	/* If called twice, pointers that depend on busw may need to be reset */
+	if (!chip->read_byte || chip->read_byte == nand_read_byte)
 		chip->read_byte = busw ? nand_read_byte16 : nand_read_byte;
 	if (!chip->read_word)
 		chip->read_word = nand_read_word;
@@ -2794,9 +2796,9 @@ static void nand_set_defaults(struct nand_chip *chip, int busw)
 		chip->block_bad = nand_block_bad;
 	if (!chip->block_markbad)
 		chip->block_markbad = nand_default_block_markbad;
-	if (!chip->write_buf)
+	if (!chip->write_buf || chip->write_buf == nand_write_buf)
 		chip->write_buf = busw ? nand_write_buf16 : nand_write_buf;
-	if (!chip->read_buf)
+	if (!chip->read_buf || chip->read_buf == nand_read_buf)
 		chip->read_buf = busw ? nand_read_buf16 : nand_read_buf;
 	if (!chip->scan_bbt)
 		chip->scan_bbt = nand_default_bbt;