diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index a74d9e4bd8b2ad3db2b776d942b8e294f917a056..c06146941e1611377b3f527174b1c9c5f7b3d1e1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -745,7 +745,10 @@ static void nand_command_lp(struct mtd_info *mtd, unsigned int command,
 				column >>= 1;
 			chip->cmd_ctrl(mtd, column, ctrl);
 			ctrl &= ~NAND_CTRL_CHANGE;
-			chip->cmd_ctrl(mtd, column >> 8, ctrl);
+
+			/* Only ouput a single addr cycle for 8bits opcodes. */
+			if (!nand_opcode_8bits(command))
+				chip->cmd_ctrl(mtd, column >> 8, ctrl);
 		}
 		if (page_addr != -1) {
 			chip->cmd_ctrl(mtd, page_addr, ctrl);