diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
index cbfafc453274..cb14cf985b95 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ static ssize_t m25p80_write(struct spi_nor *nor, loff_t to, size_t len,
 				   SPI_MEM_OP_ADDR(nor->addr_width, to, 1),
 				   SPI_MEM_OP_NO_DUMMY,
 				   SPI_MEM_OP_DATA_OUT(len, buf, 1));
-	size_t remaining = len;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* get transfer protocols. */
@@ -81,22 +80,16 @@ static ssize_t m25p80_write(struct spi_nor *nor, loff_t to, size_t len,
 	if (nor->program_opcode == SPINOR_OP_AAI_WP && nor->sst_write_second)
 		op.addr.nbytes = 0;
 
-	while (remaining) {
-		op.data.nbytes = remaining < UINT_MAX ? remaining : UINT_MAX;
-		ret = spi_mem_adjust_op_size(flash->spimem, &op);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+	ret = spi_mem_adjust_op_size(flash->spimem, &op);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	op.data.nbytes = len < op.data.nbytes ? len : op.data.nbytes;
 
-		ret = spi_mem_exec_op(flash->spimem, &op);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+	ret = spi_mem_exec_op(flash->spimem, &op);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-		op.addr.val += op.data.nbytes;
-		remaining -= op.data.nbytes;
-		op.data.buf.out += op.data.nbytes;
-	}
-
-	return len;
+	return op.data.nbytes;
 }
 
 /*