diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
index a431c82cf7f9..9bd65f3f805c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 #define CFI_SR_WBASB		BIT(3)
 #define CFI_SR_SLSB		BIT(1)
 
+enum cfi_quirks {
+	CFI_QUIRK_DQ_TRUE_DATA = BIT(0),
+};
+
 static int cfi_amdstd_read (struct mtd_info *, loff_t, size_t, size_t *, u_char *);
 static int cfi_amdstd_write_words(struct mtd_info *, loff_t, size_t, size_t *, const u_char *);
 #if !FORCE_WORD_WRITE
@@ -432,6 +436,15 @@ static void fixup_s29ns512p_sectors(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 		mtd->name);
 }
 
+static void fixup_quirks(struct mtd_info *mtd)
+{
+	struct map_info *map = mtd->priv;
+	struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;
+
+	if (cfi->mfr == CFI_MFR_AMD && cfi->id == 0x0c01)
+		cfi->quirks |= CFI_QUIRK_DQ_TRUE_DATA;
+}
+
 /* Used to fix CFI-Tables of chips without Extended Query Tables */
 static struct cfi_fixup cfi_nopri_fixup_table[] = {
 	{ CFI_MFR_SST, 0x234a, fixup_sst39vf }, /* SST39VF1602 */
@@ -470,6 +483,7 @@ static struct cfi_fixup cfi_fixup_table[] = {
 #if !FORCE_WORD_WRITE
 	{ CFI_MFR_ANY, CFI_ID_ANY, fixup_use_write_buffers },
 #endif
+	{ CFI_MFR_ANY, CFI_ID_ANY, fixup_quirks },
 	{ 0, 0, NULL }
 };
 static struct cfi_fixup jedec_fixup_table[] = {
@@ -842,6 +856,18 @@ static int __xipram chip_ready(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 	return map_word_equal(map, t, *expected);
 }
 
+static int __xipram chip_good(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
+			      unsigned long addr, map_word *expected)
+{
+	struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;
+	map_word *datum = expected;
+
+	if (cfi->quirks & CFI_QUIRK_DQ_TRUE_DATA)
+		datum = NULL;
+
+	return chip_ready(map, chip, addr, datum);
+}
+
 static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode)
 {
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
@@ -1657,11 +1683,11 @@ static int __xipram do_write_oneword_once(struct map_info *map,
 		}
 
 		/*
-		 * We check "time_after" and "!chip_ready" before checking
-		 * "chip_ready" to avoid the failure due to scheduling.
+		 * We check "time_after" and "!chip_good" before checking
+		 * "chip_good" to avoid the failure due to scheduling.
 		 */
 		if (time_after(jiffies, timeo) &&
-		    !chip_ready(map, chip, adr, &datum)) {
+		    !chip_good(map, chip, adr, &datum)) {
 			xip_enable(map, chip, adr);
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "MTD %s(): software timeout\n", __func__);
 			xip_disable(map, chip, adr);
@@ -1669,7 +1695,7 @@ static int __xipram do_write_oneword_once(struct map_info *map,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (chip_ready(map, chip, adr, &datum)) {
+		if (chip_good(map, chip, adr, &datum)) {
 			if (cfi_check_err_status(map, chip, adr))
 				ret = -EIO;
 			break;
@@ -1937,18 +1963,18 @@ static int __xipram do_write_buffer_wait(struct map_info *map,
 		}
 
 		/*
-		 * We check "time_after" and "!chip_ready" before checking
-		 * "chip_ready" to avoid the failure due to scheduling.
+		 * We check "time_after" and "!chip_good" before checking
+		 * "chip_good" to avoid the failure due to scheduling.
 		 */
 		if (time_after(jiffies, timeo) &&
-		    !chip_ready(map, chip, adr, &datum)) {
+		    !chip_good(map, chip, adr, &datum)) {
 			pr_err("MTD %s(): software timeout, address:0x%.8lx.\n",
 			       __func__, adr);
 			ret = -EIO;
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (chip_ready(map, chip, adr, &datum)) {
+		if (chip_good(map, chip, adr, &datum)) {
 			if (cfi_check_err_status(map, chip, adr))
 				ret = -EIO;
 			break;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/cfi.h b/include/linux/mtd/cfi.h
index fd1ecb821106..d88bb56c18e2 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/cfi.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/cfi.h
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ struct cfi_private {
 	map_word sector_erase_cmd;
 	unsigned long chipshift; /* Because they're of the same type */
 	const char *im_name;	 /* inter_module name for cmdset_setup */
+	unsigned long quirks;
 	struct flchip chips[];  /* per-chip data structure for each chip */
 };