diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index d4107848ec0a228510fd5f48b646d8d70bd96e8c..77b340068c6e8c92dfe345a575c8c2e2e93d0d2c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -2942,7 +2942,8 @@ static struct nand_flash_dev *nand_get_flash_type(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 
 	chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_READID, 0x00, -1);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+	/* Read entire ID string */
+	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
 		id_data[i] = chip->read_byte(mtd);
 
 	if (id_data[0] != *maf_id || id_data[1] != *dev_id) {
@@ -2966,13 +2967,6 @@ static struct nand_flash_dev *nand_get_flash_type(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 			goto ident_done;
 	}
 
-	chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_READID, 0x00, -1);
-
-	/* Read entire ID string */
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
-		id_data[i] = chip->read_byte(mtd);
-
 	if (!type->name)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);