--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
++++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
+@@ -310,11 +310,21 @@ static const struct spi_device_id m25p_i
+ };
+ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(spi, m25p_ids);
+
++static const struct of_device_id m25p_of_table[] = {
++ /*
++ * Generic compatibility for SPI NOR that can be identified by the
++ * JEDEC READ ID opcode (0x9F). Use this, if possible.
++ */
++ { .compatible = "jedec,spi-nor" },
++ {}
++};
++MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, m25p_of_table);
+
+ static struct spi_driver m25p80_driver = {
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "m25p80",
+ .owner = THIS_MODULE,
++ .of_match_table = m25p_of_table,
+ },
+ .id_table = m25p_ids,
+ .probe = m25p_probe,
+--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
++++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+@@ -927,8 +927,11 @@ int spi_nor_scan(struct spi_nor *nor, co
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+- id = spi_nor_match_id(name);
++ if (name)
++ id = spi_nor_match_id(name);
+ if (!id)
++ id = nor->read_id(nor);
++ if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(id))
+ return -ENOENT;
+
+ info = (void *)id->driver_data;