diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
index ed27d38de27aebf4f5eed2f9f110ce17c1e50c01..fb03aff8e83adca9e44d0cee9e021860b748e545 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #define DRIVER_NAME "mxc_nand"
 
 #define nfc_is_v21()		(cpu_is_mx25() || cpu_is_mx35())
-#define nfc_is_v1()		(cpu_is_mx31() || cpu_is_mx27())
+#define nfc_is_v1()		(cpu_is_mx31() || cpu_is_mx27() || cpu_is_mx21())
 
 /* Addresses for NFC registers */
 #define NFC_BUF_SIZE		0xE00
@@ -168,11 +168,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mxc_nfc_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct mxc_nand_host *host = dev_id;
 
-	uint16_t tmp;
-
-	tmp = readw(host->regs + NFC_CONFIG1);
-	tmp |= NFC_INT_MSK; /* Disable interrupt */
-	writew(tmp, host->regs + NFC_CONFIG1);
+	disable_irq_nosync(irq);
 
 	wake_up(&host->irq_waitq);
 
@@ -184,15 +180,13 @@ static irqreturn_t mxc_nfc_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
  */
 static void wait_op_done(struct mxc_nand_host *host, int useirq)
 {
-	uint32_t tmp;
-	int max_retries = 2000;
+	uint16_t tmp;
+	int max_retries = 8000;
 
 	if (useirq) {
 		if ((readw(host->regs + NFC_CONFIG2) & NFC_INT) == 0) {
 
-			tmp = readw(host->regs + NFC_CONFIG1);
-			tmp  &= ~NFC_INT_MSK;	/* Enable interrupt */
-			writew(tmp, host->regs + NFC_CONFIG1);
+			enable_irq(host->irq);
 
 			wait_event(host->irq_waitq,
 				readw(host->regs + NFC_CONFIG2) & NFC_INT);
@@ -226,8 +220,23 @@ static void send_cmd(struct mxc_nand_host *host, uint16_t cmd, int useirq)
 	writew(cmd, host->regs + NFC_FLASH_CMD);
 	writew(NFC_CMD, host->regs + NFC_CONFIG2);
 
-	/* Wait for operation to complete */
-	wait_op_done(host, useirq);
+	if (cpu_is_mx21() && (cmd == NAND_CMD_RESET)) {
+		int max_retries = 100;
+		/* Reset completion is indicated by NFC_CONFIG2 */
+		/* being set to 0 */
+		while (max_retries-- > 0) {
+			if (readw(host->regs + NFC_CONFIG2) == 0) {
+				break;
+			}
+			udelay(1);
+		}
+		if (max_retries < 0)
+			DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL0, "%s: RESET failed\n",
+			      __func__);
+	} else {
+		/* Wait for operation to complete */
+		wait_op_done(host, useirq);
+	}
 }
 
 /* This function sends an address (or partial address) to the
@@ -548,9 +557,9 @@ static void preset(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	struct mxc_nand_host *host = nand_chip->priv;
 	uint16_t tmp;
 
-	/* disable interrupt, disable spare enable */
+	/* enable interrupt, disable spare enable */
 	tmp = readw(host->regs + NFC_CONFIG1);
-	tmp |= NFC_INT_MSK;
+	tmp &= ~NFC_INT_MSK;
 	tmp &= ~NFC_SP_EN;
 	if (nand_chip->ecc.mode == NAND_ECC_HW) {
 		tmp |= NFC_ECC_EN;
@@ -819,7 +828,7 @@ static int __init mxcnd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	host->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 
-	err = request_irq(host->irq, mxc_nfc_irq, 0, DRIVER_NAME, host);
+	err = request_irq(host->irq, mxc_nfc_irq, IRQF_DISABLED, DRIVER_NAME, host);
 	if (err)
 		goto eirq;