diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
index 21f4f7f0e4f323..420f193b8b4a1f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
@@ -983,12 +983,9 @@ static int atmel_hsmc_nand_pmecc_read_pg(struct nand_chip *chip, u8 *buf,
 	 * connected to a native SoC R/B pin. If that's not the case, fallback
 	 * to the non-optimized one.
 	 */
-	if (nand->activecs->rb.type != ATMEL_NAND_NATIVE_RB) {
-		nand_read_page_op(chip, page, 0, NULL, 0);
-
+	if (nand->activecs->rb.type != ATMEL_NAND_NATIVE_RB)
 		return atmel_nand_pmecc_read_pg(chip, buf, oob_required, page,
 						raw);
-	}
 
 	nc->op.cmds[nc->op.ncmds++] = NAND_CMD_READ0;