diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
index 49883905a434b68b98af50e515a0356731c62fa6..f5d59de1ee6e9b3cffcbea6882c6935d24d28a8f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
@@ -1200,8 +1200,7 @@ int spi_nor_scan(struct spi_nor *nor, const char *name, enum read_mode mode)
 
 	if (JEDEC_MFR(info) == SNOR_MFR_ATMEL ||
 	    JEDEC_MFR(info) == SNOR_MFR_INTEL ||
-	    JEDEC_MFR(info) == SNOR_MFR_SST ||
-	    JEDEC_MFR(info) == SNOR_MFR_WINBOND) {
+	    JEDEC_MFR(info) == SNOR_MFR_SST) {
 		write_enable(nor);
 		write_sr(nor, 0);
 	}
@@ -1217,8 +1216,7 @@ int spi_nor_scan(struct spi_nor *nor, const char *name, enum read_mode mode)
 	mtd->_read = spi_nor_read;
 
 	/* NOR protection support for STmicro/Micron chips and similar */
-	if (JEDEC_MFR(info) == SNOR_MFR_MICRON ||
-	    JEDEC_MFR(info) == SNOR_MFR_WINBOND) {
+	if (JEDEC_MFR(info) == SNOR_MFR_MICRON) {
 		nor->flash_lock = stm_lock;
 		nor->flash_unlock = stm_unlock;
 		nor->flash_is_locked = stm_is_locked;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
index c8723b62c4cd286aa7b6b382507dbb25cd975ab1..bc742dac7d3a10da925776e9fc4a0ca283a2eda6 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #define SNOR_MFR_MACRONIX	CFI_MFR_MACRONIX
 #define SNOR_MFR_SPANSION	CFI_MFR_AMD
 #define SNOR_MFR_SST		CFI_MFR_SST
-#define SNOR_MFR_WINBOND	0xef
+#define SNOR_MFR_WINBOND	0xef /* Also used by some Spansion */
 
 /*
  * Note on opcode nomenclature: some opcodes have a format like