diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 1ce55fde8b7b9191e31f63c773f00a2d10fe3b0e..5d3232c634c60c16fa81c91c22a3ea4db1634fce 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -2582,7 +2582,7 @@ static int nand_flash_detect_onfi(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 					int *busw)
 {
 	struct nand_onfi_params *p = &chip->onfi_params;
-	int i;
+	int i, j;
 	int val;
 
 	/* Try ONFI for unknown chip or LP */
@@ -2593,7 +2593,8 @@ static int nand_flash_detect_onfi(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 
 	chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_PARAM, 0, -1);
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-		chip->read_buf(mtd, (uint8_t *)p, sizeof(*p));
+		for (j = 0; j < sizeof(*p); j++)
+			((uint8_t *)p)[j] = chip->read_byte(mtd);
 		if (onfi_crc16(ONFI_CRC_BASE, (uint8_t *)p, 254) ==
 				le16_to_cpu(p->crc)) {
 			pr_info("ONFI param page %d valid\n", i);