diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
index 837ea698af08..4099d8a1e25e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
@@ -2816,6 +2816,16 @@ int nand_reset(struct nand_chip *chip, int chipnr)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * A nand_reset_data_interface() put both the NAND chip and the NAND
+	 * controller in timings mode 0. If the default mode for this chip is
+	 * also 0, no need to proceed to the change again. Plus, at probe time,
+	 * nand_setup_data_interface() uses ->set/get_features() which would
+	 * fail anyway as the parameter page is not available yet.
+	 */
+	if (!chip->onfi_timing_mode_default)
+		return 0;
+
 	chip->data_interface = saved_data_intf;
 	ret = nand_setup_data_interface(chip, chipnr);
 	if (ret)