diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/sst.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/sst.c
index 29bb88b5393d2c41bd39659d724313b2e0f2d20b..38983bd20387d11a9533600e59d57acf442f9622 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/sst.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/sst.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ spi_flash_probe_sst(struct spi_slave *spi, u8 *idcode)
 
 	stm->flash.write = sst_write;
 	stm->flash.erase = sst_erase;
+	stm->flash.read = spi_flash_cmd_read_fast;
 	stm->flash.sector_size = SST_SECTOR_SIZE;
 	stm->flash.size = stm->flash.sector_size * params->nr_sectors;