diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
index 86bbd1ca22fc..c5a5844e98c5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
@@ -2509,74 +2509,21 @@ static void spi_nor_manufacturer_init_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
 }
 
 /**
- * spi_nor_sfdp_init_params() - Initialize the flash's parameters and settings
- * based on JESD216 SFDP standard.
- * @nor:	pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'.
- *
- * The method has a roll-back mechanism: in case the SFDP parsing fails, the
- * legacy flash parameters and settings will be restored.
- */
-static void spi_nor_sfdp_init_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
-{
-	struct spi_nor_flash_parameter sfdp_params;
-
-	memcpy(&sfdp_params, nor->params, sizeof(sfdp_params));
-
-	if (spi_nor_parse_sfdp(nor)) {
-		memcpy(nor->params, &sfdp_params, sizeof(*nor->params));
-		nor->addr_width = 0;
-		nor->flags &= ~SNOR_F_4B_OPCODES;
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * spi_nor_info_init_params() - Initialize the flash's parameters and settings
- * based on nor->info data.
+ * spi_nor_no_sfdp_init_params() - Initialize the flash's parameters and
+ * settings based on nor->info->sfdp_flags. This method should be called only by
+ * flashes that do not define SFDP tables. If the flash supports SFDP but the
+ * information is wrong and the settings from this function can not be retrieved
+ * by parsing SFDP, one should instead use the fixup hooks and update the wrong
+ * bits.
  * @nor:	pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'.
  */
-static void spi_nor_info_init_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
+static void spi_nor_no_sfdp_init_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
 {
 	struct spi_nor_flash_parameter *params = nor->params;
 	struct spi_nor_erase_map *map = &params->erase_map;
-	const struct flash_info *info = nor->info;
-	struct device_node *np = spi_nor_get_flash_node(nor);
-	const u8 no_sfdp_flags = info->no_sfdp_flags;
+	const u8 no_sfdp_flags = nor->info->no_sfdp_flags;
 	u8 i, erase_mask;
 
-	/* Initialize default flash parameters and settings. */
-	params->quad_enable = spi_nor_sr2_bit1_quad_enable;
-	params->set_4byte_addr_mode = spansion_set_4byte_addr_mode;
-	params->setup = spi_nor_default_setup;
-	params->otp.org = &info->otp_org;
-
-	/* Default to 16-bit Write Status (01h) Command */
-	nor->flags |= SNOR_F_HAS_16BIT_SR;
-
-	/* Set SPI NOR sizes. */
-	params->writesize = 1;
-	params->size = (u64)info->sector_size * info->n_sectors;
-	params->page_size = info->page_size;
-
-	if (!(info->flags & SPI_NOR_NO_FR)) {
-		/* Default to Fast Read for DT and non-DT platform devices. */
-		params->hwcaps.mask |= SNOR_HWCAPS_READ_FAST;
-
-		/* Mask out Fast Read if not requested at DT instantiation. */
-		if (np && !of_property_read_bool(np, "m25p,fast-read"))
-			params->hwcaps.mask &= ~SNOR_HWCAPS_READ_FAST;
-	}
-
-	/* (Fast) Read settings. */
-	params->hwcaps.mask |= SNOR_HWCAPS_READ;
-	spi_nor_set_read_settings(&params->reads[SNOR_CMD_READ],
-				  0, 0, SPINOR_OP_READ,
-				  SNOR_PROTO_1_1_1);
-
-	if (params->hwcaps.mask & SNOR_HWCAPS_READ_FAST)
-		spi_nor_set_read_settings(&params->reads[SNOR_CMD_READ_FAST],
-					  0, 8, SPINOR_OP_READ_FAST,
-					  SNOR_PROTO_1_1_1);
-
 	if (no_sfdp_flags & SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ) {
 		params->hwcaps.mask |= SNOR_HWCAPS_READ_1_1_2;
 		spi_nor_set_read_settings(&params->reads[SNOR_CMD_READ_1_1_2],
@@ -2605,11 +2552,6 @@ static void spi_nor_info_init_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
 					  SNOR_PROTO_8_8_8_DTR);
 	}
 
-	/* Page Program settings. */
-	params->hwcaps.mask |= SNOR_HWCAPS_PP;
-	spi_nor_set_pp_settings(&params->page_programs[SNOR_CMD_PP],
-				SPINOR_OP_PP, SNOR_PROTO_1_1_1);
-
 	if (no_sfdp_flags & SPI_NOR_OCTAL_DTR_PP) {
 		params->hwcaps.mask |= SNOR_HWCAPS_PP_8_8_8_DTR;
 		/*
@@ -2638,7 +2580,7 @@ static void spi_nor_info_init_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
 		i++;
 	}
 	erase_mask |= BIT(i);
-	spi_nor_set_erase_type(&map->erase_type[i], info->sector_size,
+	spi_nor_set_erase_type(&map->erase_type[i], nor->info->sector_size,
 			       SPINOR_OP_SE);
 	spi_nor_init_uniform_erase_map(map, erase_mask, params->size);
 }
@@ -2739,6 +2681,99 @@ static void spi_nor_late_init_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
 		spi_nor_init_default_locking_ops(nor);
 }
 
+/**
+ * spi_nor_sfdp_init_params_deprecated() - Deprecated way of initializing flash
+ * parameters and settings based on JESD216 SFDP standard.
+ * @nor:	pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'.
+ *
+ * The method has a roll-back mechanism: in case the SFDP parsing fails, the
+ * legacy flash parameters and settings will be restored.
+ */
+static void spi_nor_sfdp_init_params_deprecated(struct spi_nor *nor)
+{
+	struct spi_nor_flash_parameter sfdp_params;
+
+	memcpy(&sfdp_params, nor->params, sizeof(sfdp_params));
+
+	if (spi_nor_parse_sfdp(nor)) {
+		memcpy(nor->params, &sfdp_params, sizeof(*nor->params));
+		nor->addr_width = 0;
+		nor->flags &= ~SNOR_F_4B_OPCODES;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * spi_nor_init_params_deprecated() - Deprecated way of initializing flash
+ * parameters and settings.
+ * @nor:	pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'.
+ *
+ * The method assumes that flash doesn't support SFDP so it initializes flash
+ * parameters in spi_nor_no_sfdp_init_params() which later on can be overwritten
+ * when parsing SFDP, if supported.
+ */
+static void spi_nor_init_params_deprecated(struct spi_nor *nor)
+{
+	spi_nor_no_sfdp_init_params(nor);
+
+	spi_nor_manufacturer_init_params(nor);
+
+	if (nor->info->no_sfdp_flags & (SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ |
+					SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ |
+					SPI_NOR_OCTAL_READ |
+					SPI_NOR_OCTAL_DTR_READ))
+		spi_nor_sfdp_init_params_deprecated(nor);
+}
+
+/**
+ * spi_nor_init_default_params() - Default initialization of flash parameters
+ * and settings. Done for all flashes, regardless is they define SFDP tables
+ * or not.
+ * @nor:	pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'.
+ */
+static void spi_nor_init_default_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
+{
+	struct spi_nor_flash_parameter *params = nor->params;
+	const struct flash_info *info = nor->info;
+	struct device_node *np = spi_nor_get_flash_node(nor);
+
+	params->quad_enable = spi_nor_sr2_bit1_quad_enable;
+	params->set_4byte_addr_mode = spansion_set_4byte_addr_mode;
+	params->setup = spi_nor_default_setup;
+	params->otp.org = &info->otp_org;
+
+	/* Default to 16-bit Write Status (01h) Command */
+	nor->flags |= SNOR_F_HAS_16BIT_SR;
+
+	/* Set SPI NOR sizes. */
+	params->writesize = 1;
+	params->size = (u64)info->sector_size * info->n_sectors;
+	params->page_size = info->page_size;
+
+	if (!(info->flags & SPI_NOR_NO_FR)) {
+		/* Default to Fast Read for DT and non-DT platform devices. */
+		params->hwcaps.mask |= SNOR_HWCAPS_READ_FAST;
+
+		/* Mask out Fast Read if not requested at DT instantiation. */
+		if (np && !of_property_read_bool(np, "m25p,fast-read"))
+			params->hwcaps.mask &= ~SNOR_HWCAPS_READ_FAST;
+	}
+
+	/* (Fast) Read settings. */
+	params->hwcaps.mask |= SNOR_HWCAPS_READ;
+	spi_nor_set_read_settings(&params->reads[SNOR_CMD_READ],
+				  0, 0, SPINOR_OP_READ,
+				  SNOR_PROTO_1_1_1);
+
+	if (params->hwcaps.mask & SNOR_HWCAPS_READ_FAST)
+		spi_nor_set_read_settings(&params->reads[SNOR_CMD_READ_FAST],
+					  0, 8, SPINOR_OP_READ_FAST,
+					  SNOR_PROTO_1_1_1);
+	/* Page Program settings. */
+	params->hwcaps.mask |= SNOR_HWCAPS_PP;
+	spi_nor_set_pp_settings(&params->page_programs[SNOR_CMD_PP],
+				SPINOR_OP_PP, SNOR_PROTO_1_1_1);
+}
+
 /**
  * spi_nor_init_params() - Initialize the flash's parameters and settings.
  * @nor:	pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'.
@@ -2759,7 +2794,7 @@ static void spi_nor_late_init_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
  * which can be overwritten by:
  * 3/ SFDP flash parameters initialization. JESD216 SFDP is a standard and
  *    should be more accurate that the above.
- *		spi_nor_sfdp_init_params()
+ *		spi_nor_parse_sfdp() or spi_nor_no_sfdp_init_params()
  *
  *    Please note that there is a ->post_bfpt() fixup hook that can overwrite
  *    the flash parameters and settings immediately after parsing the Basic
@@ -2773,24 +2808,30 @@ static void spi_nor_late_init_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
  * parameters that are not declared in the JESD216 SFDP standard, or where SFDP
  * tables are not defined at all.
  *		spi_nor_late_init_params()
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno otherwise.
  */
 static int spi_nor_init_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	nor->params = devm_kzalloc(nor->dev, sizeof(*nor->params), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!nor->params)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	spi_nor_info_init_params(nor);
-
-	spi_nor_manufacturer_init_params(nor);
+	spi_nor_init_default_params(nor);
 
-	if ((nor->info->parse_sfdp ||
-	     (nor->info->no_sfdp_flags & (SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ |
-					  SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ |
-					  SPI_NOR_OCTAL_READ |
-					  SPI_NOR_OCTAL_DTR_READ))) &&
-	    !(nor->info->no_sfdp_flags & SPI_NOR_SKIP_SFDP))
-		spi_nor_sfdp_init_params(nor);
+	if (nor->info->parse_sfdp) {
+		ret = spi_nor_parse_sfdp(nor);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(nor->dev, "BFPT parsing failed. Please consider using SPI_NOR_SKIP_SFDP when declaring the flash\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+	} else if (nor->info->no_sfdp_flags & SPI_NOR_SKIP_SFDP) {
+		spi_nor_no_sfdp_init_params(nor);
+	} else {
+		spi_nor_init_params_deprecated(nor);
+	}
 
 	spi_nor_late_init_params(nor);
 
