diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
index ded2c33f5b853adc256b61c86efe15336a9b414b..1c074d63ff3af865d52acf29d59aa1be824c41bf 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ struct mtd_info *cfi_cmdset_0001(struct map_info *map, int primary)
 		cfi->chips[i].buffer_write_time = 1<<cfi->cfiq->BufWriteTimeoutTyp;
 		cfi->chips[i].erase_time = 1<<cfi->cfiq->BlockEraseTimeoutTyp;
 		cfi->chips[i].ref_point_counter = 0;
+		init_waitqueue_head(&(cfi->chips[i].wq));
 	}
 
 	map->fldrv = &cfi_intelext_chipdrv;