diff --git a/nand_spl/nand_boot.c b/nand_spl/nand_boot.c
index 4a968784e757798992499f99387a04d11e36cf35..46285241e18bf9294036a886706e57403cb391a1 100644
--- a/nand_spl/nand_boot.c
+++ b/nand_spl/nand_boot.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ static int nand_command(struct mtd_info *mtd, int block, int page, int offs, u8
 {
 	struct nand_chip *this = mtd->priv;
 	int page_addr = page + block * CONFIG_SYS_NAND_PAGE_COUNT;
+	void (*hwctrl)(struct mtd_info *mtd, int cmd,
+			unsigned int ctrl) = this->cmd_ctrl;
 
 	if (this->dev_ready)
 		while (!this->dev_ready(mtd))
@@ -95,25 +97,25 @@ static int nand_command(struct mtd_info *mtd, int block, int page, int offs, u8
 		offs >>= 1;
 
 	/* Begin command latch cycle */
-	this->cmd_ctrl(mtd, cmd, NAND_CTRL_CLE | NAND_CTRL_CHANGE);
+	hwctrl(mtd, cmd, NAND_CTRL_CLE | NAND_CTRL_CHANGE);
 	/* Set ALE and clear CLE to start address cycle */
 	/* Column address */
-	this->cmd_ctrl(mtd, offs & 0xff,
+	hwctrl(mtd, offs & 0xff,
 		       NAND_CTRL_ALE | NAND_CTRL_CHANGE); /* A[7:0] */
-	this->cmd_ctrl(mtd, (offs >> 8) & 0xff, NAND_CTRL_ALE); /* A[11:9] */
+	hwctrl(mtd, (offs >> 8) & 0xff, NAND_CTRL_ALE); /* A[11:9] */
 	/* Row address */
-	this->cmd_ctrl(mtd, (page_addr & 0xff), NAND_CTRL_ALE); /* A[19:12] */
-	this->cmd_ctrl(mtd, ((page_addr >> 8) & 0xff),
+	hwctrl(mtd, (page_addr & 0xff), NAND_CTRL_ALE); /* A[19:12] */
+	hwctrl(mtd, ((page_addr >> 8) & 0xff),
 		       NAND_CTRL_ALE); /* A[27:20] */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NAND_5_ADDR_CYCLE
 	/* One more address cycle for devices > 128MiB */
-	this->cmd_ctrl(mtd, (page_addr >> 16) & 0x0f,
+	hwctrl(mtd, (page_addr >> 16) & 0x0f,
 		       NAND_CTRL_ALE); /* A[31:28] */
 #endif
 	/* Latch in address */
-	this->cmd_ctrl(mtd, NAND_CMD_READSTART,
+	hwctrl(mtd, NAND_CMD_READSTART,
 		       NAND_CTRL_CLE | NAND_CTRL_CHANGE);
-	this->cmd_ctrl(mtd, NAND_CMD_NONE, NAND_NCE | NAND_CTRL_CHANGE);
+	hwctrl(mtd, NAND_CMD_NONE, NAND_NCE | NAND_CTRL_CHANGE);
 
 	/*
 	 * Wait a while for the data to be ready