diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
index 63d69fab4b32..d7e7a1a8cbdf 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
@@ -1705,6 +1705,40 @@ static int __xipram do_write_oneword_once(struct map_info *map,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int __xipram do_write_oneword_start(struct map_info *map,
+					   struct flchip *chip,
+					   unsigned long adr, int mode)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
+
+	ret = get_chip(map, chip, adr, mode);
+	if (ret) {
+		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (mode == FL_OTP_WRITE)
+		otp_enter(map, chip, adr, map_bankwidth(map));
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void __xipram do_write_oneword_done(struct map_info *map,
+					   struct flchip *chip,
+					   unsigned long adr, int mode)
+{
+	if (mode == FL_OTP_WRITE)
+		otp_exit(map, chip, adr, map_bankwidth(map));
+
+	chip->state = FL_READY;
+	DISABLE_VPP(map);
+	put_chip(map, chip, adr);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
+}
+
 static int __xipram do_write_oneword(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 				     unsigned long adr, map_word datum,
 				     int mode)
@@ -1716,19 +1750,14 @@ static int __xipram do_write_oneword(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 
 	adr += chip->start;
 
-	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
-	ret = get_chip(map, chip, adr, mode);
+	pr_debug("MTD %s(): WRITE 0x%.8lx(0x%.8lx)\n", __func__, adr,
+		 datum.x[0]);
+
+	ret = do_write_oneword_start(map, chip, adr, mode);
 	if (ret) {
-		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	pr_debug("MTD %s(): WRITE 0x%.8lx(0x%.8lx)\n",
-		 __func__, adr, datum.x[0]);
-
-	if (mode == FL_OTP_WRITE)
-		otp_enter(map, chip, adr, map_bankwidth(map));
-
 	/*
 	 * Check for a NOP for the case when the datum to write is already
 	 * present - it saves time and works around buggy chips that corrupt
@@ -1737,9 +1766,9 @@ static int __xipram do_write_oneword(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 	 */
 	oldd = map_read(map, adr);
 	if (map_word_equal(map, oldd, datum)) {
-		pr_debug("MTD %s(): NOP\n",
-			 __func__);
-		goto op_done;
+		pr_debug("MTD %s(): NOP\n", __func__);
+		do_write_oneword_done(map, chip, adr, mode);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	XIP_INVAL_CACHED_RANGE(map, adr, map_bankwidth(map));
@@ -1760,13 +1789,8 @@ static int __xipram do_write_oneword(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 		}
 	}
 	xip_enable(map, chip, adr);
- op_done:
-	if (mode == FL_OTP_WRITE)
-		otp_exit(map, chip, adr, map_bankwidth(map));
-	chip->state = FL_READY;
-	DISABLE_VPP(map);
-	put_chip(map, chip, adr);
-	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
+
+	do_write_oneword_done(map, chip, adr, mode);
 
 	return ret;
 }