diff --git a/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c b/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
index 3f8911eb875653afd3960c0a2634b869ec8b14bd..40fddcddad5aa0b9edd3b270da059b87e9eba085 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
@@ -239,12 +239,14 @@ static u32 flash_read32(void *addr)
 	return __raw_readl(addr);
 }
 
-static u64 flash_read64(void *addr)
+static u64 __flash_read64(void *addr)
 {
 	/* No architectures currently implement __raw_readq() */
 	return *(volatile u64 *)addr;
 }
 
+u64 flash_read64(void *addr)__attribute__((weak, alias("__flash_read64")));
+
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 #if defined(CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH) || defined(CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND) || (CFG_MONITOR_BASE >= CFG_FLASH_BASE)