diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c
index baf3246edeefad9b2f79f39f22246f2226a01684..faf056ba95b34fc8a0a44c92020e526949c3cd0d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@ static void pxa3xx_nand_start(struct pxa3xx_nand_info *info)
 	ndcr |= NDCR_ND_RUN;
 
 	/* clear status bits and run */
-	nand_writel(info, NDCR, 0);
 	nand_writel(info, NDSR, NDSR_MASK);
+	nand_writel(info, NDCR, 0);
 	nand_writel(info, NDCR, ndcr);
 }