diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/eeprom/at25.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/eeprom/at25.txt
index e823d90b802f7f8f293f9c0ba4f06533361824bd..b3bde97dc19913ea7e552a0206aa0f6e6fe4c093 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/eeprom/at25.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/eeprom/at25.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ Required properties:
 - spi-max-frequency : max spi frequency to use
 - pagesize : size of the eeprom page
 - size : total eeprom size in bytes
-- address-width : number of address bits (one of 8, 16, or 24)
+- address-width : number of address bits (one of 8, 9, 16, or 24).
+  For 9 bits, the MSB of the address is sent as bit 3 of the instruction
+  byte, before the address byte.
 
 Optional properties:
 - spi-cpha : SPI shifted clock phase, as per spi-bus bindings.
diff --git a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at25.c b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at25.c
index 5afe4cd165699060384feadb07ce7cbd348515f6..9282ffd607ff2799e08f4c96b9e493ec64c454a1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at25.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at25.c
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ static int at25_fw_to_chip(struct device *dev, struct spi_eeprom *chip)
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
 		switch (val) {
+		case 9:
+			chip->flags |= EE_INSTR_BIT3_IS_ADDR;
+			/* fall through */
 		case 8:
 			chip->flags |= EE_ADDR1;
 			break;