diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
index 2b26a875a8550aa6a7dac82eaff9bdd34ccfb7de..e8146a47da1238b646d513b55ed1e924a030ba1d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
@@ -827,6 +827,15 @@ static int spi_nor_write_16bit_sr_and_check(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 sr1)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = spi_nor_read_sr(nor, sr_cr);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (sr1 != sr_cr[0]) {
+		dev_dbg(nor->dev, "SR: Read back test failed\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	if (nor->flags & SNOR_F_NO_READ_CR)
 		return 0;