diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
index 3e6f5d8609e8..d74ec46aa032 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
@@ -406,19 +406,6 @@ struct mtd_info *cfi_cmdset_0002(struct map_info *map, int primary)
 		/* Set the default CFI lock/unlock addresses */
 		cfi->addr_unlock1 = 0x555;
 		cfi->addr_unlock2 = 0x2aa;
-		/* Modify the unlock address if we are in compatibility mode */
-		if (	/* x16 in x8 mode */
-			((cfi->device_type == CFI_DEVICETYPE_X8) &&
-				(cfi->cfiq->InterfaceDesc ==
-					CFI_INTERFACE_X8_BY_X16_ASYNC)) ||
-			/* x32 in x16 mode */
-			((cfi->device_type == CFI_DEVICETYPE_X16) &&
-				(cfi->cfiq->InterfaceDesc ==
-					CFI_INTERFACE_X16_BY_X32_ASYNC)))
-		{
-			cfi->addr_unlock1 = 0xaaa;
-			cfi->addr_unlock2 = 0x555;
-		}
 
 	} /* CFI mode */
 	else if (cfi->cfi_mode == CFI_MODE_JEDEC) {
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/jedec_probe.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/jedec_probe.c
index f84ab6182148..2f3f2f719ba4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/jedec_probe.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/jedec_probe.c
@@ -1808,9 +1808,7 @@ static inline u32 jedec_read_mfr(struct map_info *map, uint32_t base,
 	 * several first banks can contain 0x7f instead of actual ID
 	 */
 	do {
-		uint32_t ofs = cfi_build_cmd_addr(0 + (bank << 8),
-						  cfi_interleave(cfi),
-						  cfi->device_type);
+		uint32_t ofs = cfi_build_cmd_addr(0 + (bank << 8), map, cfi);
 		mask = (1 << (cfi->device_type * 8)) - 1;
 		result = map_read(map, base + ofs);
 		bank++;
@@ -1824,7 +1822,7 @@ static inline u32 jedec_read_id(struct map_info *map, uint32_t base,
 {
 	map_word result;
 	unsigned long mask;
-	u32 ofs = cfi_build_cmd_addr(1, cfi_interleave(cfi), cfi->device_type);
+	u32 ofs = cfi_build_cmd_addr(1, map, cfi);
 	mask = (1 << (cfi->device_type * 8)) -1;
 	result = map_read(map, base + ofs);
 	return result.x[0] & mask;
@@ -2067,8 +2065,8 @@ static int jedec_probe_chip(struct map_info *map, __u32 base,
 
 	}
 	/* Ensure the unlock addresses we try stay inside the map */
-	probe_offset1 = cfi_build_cmd_addr(cfi->addr_unlock1, cfi_interleave(cfi), cfi->device_type);
-	probe_offset2 = cfi_build_cmd_addr(cfi->addr_unlock2, cfi_interleave(cfi), cfi->device_type);
+	probe_offset1 = cfi_build_cmd_addr(cfi->addr_unlock1, map, cfi);
+	probe_offset2 = cfi_build_cmd_addr(cfi->addr_unlock2, map, cfi);
 	if (	((base + probe_offset1 + map_bankwidth(map)) >= map->size) ||
 		((base + probe_offset2 + map_bankwidth(map)) >= map->size))
 		goto retry;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/cfi.h b/include/linux/mtd/cfi.h
index ee5124ec319e..00e2b575021f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/cfi.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/cfi.h
@@ -282,9 +282,25 @@ struct cfi_private {
 /*
  * Returns the command address according to the given geometry.
  */
-static inline uint32_t cfi_build_cmd_addr(uint32_t cmd_ofs, int interleave, int type)
+static inline uint32_t cfi_build_cmd_addr(uint32_t cmd_ofs,
+				struct map_info *map, struct cfi_private *cfi)
 {
-	return (cmd_ofs * type) * interleave;
+	unsigned bankwidth = map_bankwidth(map);
+	unsigned interleave = cfi_interleave(cfi);
+	unsigned type = cfi->device_type;
+	uint32_t addr;
+	
+	addr = (cmd_ofs * type) * interleave;
+
+	/* Modify the unlock address if we are in compatiblity mode.
+	 * For 16bit devices on 8 bit busses
+	 * and 32bit devices on 16 bit busses
+	 * set the low bit of the alternating bit sequence of the address.
+	 */
+	if (((type * interleave) > bankwidth) && ((uint8_t)cmd_ofs == 0xaa))
+		addr |= (type >> 1)*interleave;
+
+	return  addr;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -430,7 +446,7 @@ static inline uint32_t cfi_send_gen_cmd(u_char cmd, uint32_t cmd_addr, uint32_t
 				int type, map_word *prev_val)
 {
 	map_word val;
-	uint32_t addr = base + cfi_build_cmd_addr(cmd_addr, cfi_interleave(cfi), type);
+	uint32_t addr = base + cfi_build_cmd_addr(cmd_addr, map, cfi);
 	val = cfi_build_cmd(cmd, map, cfi);
 
 	if (prev_val)