diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c
index fafd0a0aa8e2..6a6c919b2569 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c
@@ -1317,6 +1317,7 @@ int denali_init(struct denali_controller *denali)
 	iowrite32(CHIP_EN_DONT_CARE__FLAG, denali->reg + CHIP_ENABLE_DONT_CARE);
 	iowrite32(ECC_ENABLE__FLAG, denali->reg + ECC_ENABLE);
 	iowrite32(0xffff, denali->reg + SPARE_AREA_MARKER);
+	iowrite32(WRITE_PROTECT__FLAG, denali->reg + WRITE_PROTECT);
 
 	denali_clear_irq_all(denali);