diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
index fb072c444495..e29e5b3d31bf 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ static int nand_setup_interface(struct nand_chip *chip, int chipnr)
 	if (tmode_param[0] != chip->best_interface_config->timings.mode) {
 		pr_warn("timing mode %d not acknowledged by the NAND chip\n",
 			chip->best_interface_config->timings.mode);
+		ret = 0;
 		goto err_reset_chip;
 	}