diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 6ae9ca01388b..9a9ce71a71fc 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int mtd_cls_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	return mtd_suspend(mtd);
+	return mtd ? mtd_suspend(mtd) : 0;
 }
 
 static int mtd_cls_resume(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 1a81fde8f333..d8c7aad7331c 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -427,9 +427,7 @@ static inline int mtd_is_locked(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 
 static inline int mtd_suspend(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
-	if (!mtd->suspend)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	return mtd->suspend(mtd);
+	return mtd->suspend ? mtd->suspend(mtd) : 0;
 }
 
 static inline void mtd_resume(struct mtd_info *mtd)