diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c
index 3ca13a979c7e6d7aaa0b80ac12a9a464475b5d25..0729e0c9c02a5d00c250f4fa92f6b1eb8a49a5c4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ int board_nand_init(struct nand_chip *nand)
 #ifndef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
 	nand->write_buf  = ndfc_write_buf;
 	nand->verify_buf = ndfc_verify_buf;
+
+	chip++;
 #else
 	/*
 	 * Setup EBC (CS0 only right now)
@@ -211,7 +213,5 @@ int board_nand_init(struct nand_chip *nand)
 	mtebc(PB0AP, CONFIG_SYS_EBC_PB0AP);
 #endif
 
-	chip++;
-
 	return 0;
 }