diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
index d313f948b96c..9cd3631170ef 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
@@ -223,8 +223,6 @@ static int m25p_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	 */
 	if (data && data->type)
 		flash_name = data->type;
-	else if (!strcmp(spi->modalias, "spi-nor"))
-		flash_name = NULL; /* auto-detect */
 	else
 		flash_name = spi->modalias;
 
@@ -289,19 +287,25 @@ static const struct spi_device_id m25p_ids[] = {
 	{"m25p40-nonjedec"},	{"m25p80-nonjedec"},	{"m25p16-nonjedec"},
 	{"m25p32-nonjedec"},	{"m25p64-nonjedec"},	{"m25p128-nonjedec"},
 
-	/*
-	 * Generic support for SPI NOR that can be identified by the JEDEC READ
-	 * ID opcode (0x9F). Use this, if possible.
-	 */
-	{"spi-nor"},
 	{ },
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(spi, m25p_ids);
 
+static const struct of_device_id m25p_of_table[] = {
+	/*
+	 * Generic compatibility for SPI NOR that can be identified by the
+	 * JEDEC READ ID opcode (0x9F). Use this, if possible.
+	 */
+	{ .compatible = "jedec,spi-nor" },
+	{}
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, m25p_of_table);
+
 static struct spi_driver m25p80_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "m25p80",
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
+		.of_match_table = m25p_of_table,
 	},
 	.id_table	= m25p_ids,
 	.probe	= m25p_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
index b2e8c3b72ea1..47516d3af015 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
@@ -1015,11 +1015,11 @@ int spi_nor_scan(struct spi_nor *nor, const char *name, enum read_mode mode)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* Try to auto-detect if chip name wasn't specified */
-	if (!name)
-		id = spi_nor_read_id(nor);
-	else
+	if (name)
 		id = spi_nor_match_id(name);
+	/* Try to auto-detect if chip name wasn't specified or not found */
+	if (!id)
+		id = spi_nor_read_id(nor);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(id))
 		return -ENOENT;