diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
index 56aa6b75213d..d524a64ed754 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
@@ -816,9 +816,10 @@ static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr
 		    (mode == FL_WRITING && (cfip->EraseSuspend & 0x2))))
 			goto sleep;
 
-		/* We could check to see if we're trying to access the sector
-		 * that is currently being erased. However, no user will try
-		 * anything like that so we just wait for the timeout. */
+		/* Do not allow suspend iff read/write to EB address */
+		if ((adr & chip->in_progress_block_mask) ==
+		    chip->in_progress_block_addr)
+			goto sleep;
 
 		/* Erase suspend */
 		/* It's harmless to issue the Erase-Suspend and Erase-Resume
@@ -2267,6 +2268,7 @@ static int __xipram do_erase_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip)
 	chip->state = FL_ERASING;
 	chip->erase_suspended = 0;
 	chip->in_progress_block_addr = adr;
+	chip->in_progress_block_mask = ~(map->size - 1);
 
 	INVALIDATE_CACHE_UDELAY(map, chip,
 				adr, map->size,
@@ -2356,6 +2358,7 @@ static int __xipram do_erase_oneblock(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 	chip->state = FL_ERASING;
 	chip->erase_suspended = 0;
 	chip->in_progress_block_addr = adr;
+	chip->in_progress_block_mask = ~(len - 1);
 
 	INVALIDATE_CACHE_UDELAY(map, chip,
 				adr, len,