diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
index 8ffeb41c3e08..13201908a69f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@ spi_nor_spimem_adjust_hwcaps(struct spi_nor *nor, u32 *hwcaps)
 
 		spi_nor_spimem_setup_op(nor, &op, nor->reg_proto);
 
-		if (spi_nor_spimem_check_op(nor, &op))
+		if (!spi_mem_supports_op(nor->spimem, &op))
 			nor->flags |= SNOR_F_NO_READ_CR;
 	}
 }