diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 47b19c0bb070e..eb9f5fb02eef6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -2897,9 +2897,7 @@ static int nand_flash_detect_onfi(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 	if (le16_to_cpu(p->features) & 1)
 		*busw = NAND_BUSWIDTH_16;
 
-	chip->options &= ~NAND_CHIPOPTIONS_MSK;
-	chip->options |= (NAND_NO_READRDY |
-			NAND_NO_AUTOINCR) & NAND_CHIPOPTIONS_MSK;
+	chip->options |= NAND_NO_READRDY | NAND_NO_AUTOINCR;
 
 	pr_info("ONFI flash detected\n");
 	return 1;
@@ -3064,9 +3062,8 @@ static struct nand_flash_dev *nand_get_flash_type(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 			mtd->erasesize <<= ((id_data[3] & 0x03) << 1);
 		}
 	}
-	/* Get chip options, preserve non chip based options */
-	chip->options &= ~NAND_CHIPOPTIONS_MSK;
-	chip->options |= type->options & NAND_CHIPOPTIONS_MSK;
+	/* Get chip options */
+	chip->options |= type->options;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check if chip is not a Samsung device. Do not clear the
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index 1482340d3d9f5..2483513447181 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -215,9 +215,6 @@ typedef enum {
 #define NAND_SUBPAGE_READ(chip) ((chip->ecc.mode == NAND_ECC_SOFT) \
 					&& (chip->page_shift > 9))
 
-/* Mask to zero out the chip options, which come from the id table */
-#define NAND_CHIPOPTIONS_MSK	(0x0000ffff & ~NAND_NO_AUTOINCR)
-
 /* Non chip related options */
 /* This option skips the bbt scan during initialization. */
 #define NAND_SKIP_BBTSCAN	0x00010000