diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
index 9629fac3388..6ca8b7c80cc 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
@@ -160,20 +160,12 @@ int spinand_select_target(struct spinand_device *spinand, unsigned int target)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int spinand_init_cfg_cache(struct spinand_device *spinand)
+static int spinand_read_cfg(struct spinand_device *spinand)
 {
 	struct nand_device *nand = spinand_to_nand(spinand);
-	struct udevice *dev = spinand->slave->dev;
 	unsigned int target;
 	int ret;
 
-	spinand->cfg_cache = devm_kzalloc(dev,
-					  sizeof(*spinand->cfg_cache) *
-					  nand->memorg.ntargets,
-					  GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!spinand->cfg_cache)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	for (target = 0; target < nand->memorg.ntargets; target++) {
 		ret = spinand_select_target(spinand, target);
 		if (ret)
@@ -192,6 +184,21 @@ static int spinand_init_cfg_cache(struct spinand_device *spinand)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int spinand_init_cfg_cache(struct spinand_device *spinand)
+{
+	struct nand_device *nand = spinand_to_nand(spinand);
+	struct udevice *dev = spinand->slave->dev;
+
+	spinand->cfg_cache = devm_kcalloc(dev,
+					  nand->memorg.ntargets,
+					  sizeof(*spinand->cfg_cache),
+					  GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!spinand->cfg_cache)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int spinand_init_quad_enable(struct spinand_device *spinand)
 {
 	bool enable = false;
@@ -1073,11 +1080,55 @@ static const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops spinand_noecc_ooblayout = {
 	.rfree = spinand_noecc_ooblayout_free,
 };
 
+static int spinand_init_flash(struct spinand_device *spinand)
+{
+	struct udevice *dev = spinand->slave->dev;
+	struct nand_device *nand = spinand_to_nand(spinand);
+	int ret, i;
+
+	ret = spinand_read_cfg(spinand);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = spinand_init_quad_enable(spinand);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = spinand_upd_cfg(spinand, CFG_OTP_ENABLE, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = spinand_manufacturer_init(spinand);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev,
+			"Failed to initialize the SPI NAND chip (err = %d)\n",
+			ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* After power up, all blocks are locked, so unlock them here. */
+	for (i = 0; i < nand->memorg.ntargets; i++) {
+		ret = spinand_select_target(spinand, i);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+
+		ret = spinand_lock_block(spinand, BL_ALL_UNLOCKED);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (ret)
+		spinand_manufacturer_cleanup(spinand);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int spinand_init(struct spinand_device *spinand)
 {
+	struct udevice *dev = spinand->slave->dev;
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = spinand_to_mtd(spinand);
 	struct nand_device *nand = mtd_to_nanddev(mtd);
-	int ret, i;
+	int ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * We need a scratch buffer because the spi_mem interface requires that
@@ -1110,41 +1161,10 @@ static int spinand_init(struct spinand_device *spinand)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free_bufs;
 
-	ret = spinand_init_quad_enable(spinand);
+	ret = spinand_init_flash(spinand);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free_bufs;
 
-	ret = spinand_upd_cfg(spinand, CFG_OTP_ENABLE, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_free_bufs;
-
-	ret = spinand_manufacturer_init(spinand);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(spinand->slave->dev,
-			"Failed to initialize the SPI NAND chip (err = %d)\n",
-			ret);
-		goto err_free_bufs;
-	}
-
-	ret = spinand_create_dirmaps(spinand);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(spinand->slave->dev,
-			"Failed to create direct mappings for read/write operations (err = %d)\n",
-			ret);
-		goto err_manuf_cleanup;
-	}
-
-	/* After power up, all blocks are locked, so unlock them here. */
-	for (i = 0; i < nand->memorg.ntargets; i++) {
-		ret = spinand_select_target(spinand, i);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err_manuf_cleanup;
-
-		ret = spinand_lock_block(spinand, BL_ALL_UNLOCKED);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err_manuf_cleanup;
-	}
-
 	ret = nanddev_init(nand, &spinand_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_manuf_cleanup;
@@ -1171,6 +1191,14 @@ static int spinand_init(struct spinand_device *spinand)
 
 	mtd->oobavail = ret;
 
+	ret = spinand_create_dirmaps(spinand);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev,
+			"Failed to create direct mappings for read/write operations (err = %d)\n",
+			ret);
+		goto err_cleanup_nanddev;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_cleanup_nanddev:
