diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
index 23f738d99fe32..71992bb39777d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
@@ -2241,6 +2241,7 @@ static int __xipram do_erase_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip)
 	unsigned long int adr;
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 	int ret = 0;
+	int retry_cnt = 0;
 
 	adr = cfi->addr_unlock1;
 
@@ -2258,6 +2259,7 @@ static int __xipram do_erase_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip)
 	ENABLE_VPP(map);
 	xip_disable(map, chip, adr);
 
+ retry:
 	cfi_send_gen_cmd(0xAA, cfi->addr_unlock1, chip->start, map, cfi, cfi->device_type, NULL);
 	cfi_send_gen_cmd(0x55, cfi->addr_unlock2, chip->start, map, cfi, cfi->device_type, NULL);
 	cfi_send_gen_cmd(0x80, cfi->addr_unlock1, chip->start, map, cfi, cfi->device_type, NULL);
@@ -2312,6 +2314,9 @@ static int __xipram do_erase_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip)
 		map_write( map, CMD(0xF0), chip->start );
 		/* FIXME - should have reset delay before continuing */
 
+		if (++retry_cnt <= MAX_RETRIES)
+			goto retry;
+
 		ret = -EIO;
 	}
 
@@ -2331,6 +2336,7 @@ static int __xipram do_erase_oneblock(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 	unsigned long timeo = jiffies + HZ;
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 	int ret = 0;
+	int retry_cnt = 0;
 
 	adr += chip->start;
 
@@ -2348,6 +2354,7 @@ static int __xipram do_erase_oneblock(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 	ENABLE_VPP(map);
 	xip_disable(map, chip, adr);
 
+ retry:
 	cfi_send_gen_cmd(0xAA, cfi->addr_unlock1, chip->start, map, cfi, cfi->device_type, NULL);
 	cfi_send_gen_cmd(0x55, cfi->addr_unlock2, chip->start, map, cfi, cfi->device_type, NULL);
 	cfi_send_gen_cmd(0x80, cfi->addr_unlock1, chip->start, map, cfi, cfi->device_type, NULL);
@@ -2405,6 +2412,9 @@ static int __xipram do_erase_oneblock(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 		map_write( map, CMD(0xF0), chip->start );
 		/* FIXME - should have reset delay before continuing */
 
+		if (++retry_cnt <= MAX_RETRIES)
+			goto retry;
+
 		ret = -EIO;
 	}