diff --git a/drivers/mtd/altera_qspi.c b/drivers/mtd/altera_qspi.c
index c7e37add018ab2d522cff3033bff74d4a0ef03e0..627a8ccee374be0d0e738e0b5760e0d15642a848 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/altera_qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/altera_qspi.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ static int altera_qspi_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 			debug("erase %08x fail %x\n", sect, stat);
 			writel(stat, &regs->isr); /* clear isr */
 			instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
+			mtd_erase_callback(instr);
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 		addr += mtd->erasesize;