diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
index 8af13c1c5110..da4713692674 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
@@ -1213,10 +1213,13 @@ spinand_select_op_variant(struct spinand_device *spinand,
 			  const struct spinand_op_variants *variants)
 {
 	struct nand_device *nand = spinand_to_nand(spinand);
+	const struct spi_mem_op *best_variant = NULL;
+	u64 best_op_duration_ns = ULLONG_MAX;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < variants->nops; i++) {
 		struct spi_mem_op op = variants->ops[i];
+		u64 op_duration_ns = 0;
 		unsigned int nbytes;
 		int ret;
 
@@ -1235,13 +1238,17 @@ spinand_select_op_variant(struct spinand_device *spinand,
 				break;
 
 			nbytes -= op.data.nbytes;
+
+			op_duration_ns += spi_mem_calc_op_duration(&op);
 		}
 
-		if (!nbytes)
-			return &variants->ops[i];
+		if (!nbytes && op_duration_ns < best_op_duration_ns) {
+			best_op_duration_ns = op_duration_ns;
+			best_variant = &variants->ops[i];
+		}
 	}
 
-	return NULL;
+	return best_variant;
 }
 
 /**