diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
index 918c8063a199..f46420308c21 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
@@ -940,13 +940,12 @@ int spi_nor_write_16bit_cr_and_check(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 cr)
 		return ret;
 
 	sr_cr[1] = cr;
+	sr_written = sr_cr[0];
 
 	ret = spi_nor_write_sr(nor, sr_cr, 2);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	sr_written = sr_cr[0];
-
 	ret = spi_nor_read_sr(nor, sr_cr);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;