diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/internals.h b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/internals.h
index bca9b3424646aeac94f565f3cf7b19315f7ee718..03866b0aadea7071c1d3c5b23f743cc03e882845 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/internals.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/internals.h
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ static inline bool nand_has_exec_op(struct nand_chip *chip)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static inline int nand_check_op(struct nand_chip *chip,
+				const struct nand_operation *op)
+{
+	if (!nand_has_exec_op(chip))
+		return 0;
+
+	return chip->controller->ops->exec_op(chip, op, true);
+}
+
 static inline int nand_exec_op(struct nand_chip *chip,
 			       const struct nand_operation *op)
 {