diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
index f417fb680cd8..40586ad17f52 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
@@ -4444,11 +4444,10 @@ static void spi_nor_sfdp_init_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
 
 	memcpy(&sfdp_params, &nor->params, sizeof(sfdp_params));
 
-	if (spi_nor_parse_sfdp(nor, &sfdp_params)) {
+	if (spi_nor_parse_sfdp(nor, &nor->params)) {
+		memcpy(&nor->params, &sfdp_params, sizeof(nor->params));
 		nor->addr_width = 0;
 		nor->flags &= ~SNOR_F_4B_OPCODES;
-	} else {
-		memcpy(&nor->params, &sfdp_params, sizeof(nor->params));
 	}
 }