diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
index d94cc62186c15cf83993fa7130fb9d03728bd3d1..abc562653b31777d4ea6d4217335d14b64ec8b15 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
@@ -190,9 +190,8 @@ static void physmap_flash_shutdown(struct platform_device *dev)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_RESOURCES && info->mtd[i]; i++)
-		if (info->mtd[i]->suspend && info->mtd[i]->resume)
-			if (mtd_suspend(info->mtd[i]) == 0)
-				mtd_resume(info->mtd[i]);
+		if (mtd_suspend(info->mtd[i]) == 0)
+			mtd_resume(info->mtd[i]);
 }
 #else
 #define physmap_flash_shutdown NULL
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/rbtx4939-flash.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/rbtx4939-flash.c
index 7176283120400b8e736320e37cf56d657f295d78..3da63fc6f16eb4faf522fdaa5b230b18c70c7354 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/rbtx4939-flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/rbtx4939-flash.c
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ static void rbtx4939_flash_shutdown(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rbtx4939_flash_info *info = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	if (info->mtd->suspend && info->mtd->resume)
-		if (mtd_suspend(info->mtd) == 0)
-			mtd_resume(info->mtd);
+	if (mtd_suspend(info->mtd) == 0)
+		mtd_resume(info->mtd);
 }
 #else
 #define rbtx4939_flash_shutdown NULL
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 66494ee5355a9a857670a2eaa360b4b8f9311265..6ae9ca01388b76b06798749aba0a35cae34f8b9c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -119,10 +119,7 @@ static int mtd_cls_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	if (mtd && mtd->suspend)
-		return mtd_suspend(mtd);
-	else
-		return 0;
+	return mtd_suspend(mtd);
 }
 
 static int mtd_cls_resume(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 6c91ba59c229263cc55c611ae24ff363213fd37f..089370758fc9ca50bc355bff83c9a07dae3ed1ba 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -427,12 +427,15 @@ static inline int mtd_is_locked(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 
 static inline int mtd_suspend(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
+	if (!mtd->suspend)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	return mtd->suspend(mtd);
 }
 
 static inline void mtd_resume(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
-	mtd->resume(mtd);
+	if (mtd->resume)
+		mtd->resume(mtd);
 }
 
 static inline int mtd_block_isbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)