diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
index a3d7334350d9..30082a09f68b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
@@ -372,14 +372,20 @@ static struct flash_info flash_types[] = {
 	{ "m25px32", 0x207116, 0,  64 * 1024,  64, M25PX_FLAG, 75, NULL },
 	{ "m25px64", 0x207117, 0,  64 * 1024, 128, M25PX_FLAG, 75, NULL },
 
+	/* Macronix MX25xxx
+	 *     - Support for 'FLASH_FLAG_WRITE_1_4_4' is omitted for devices
+	 *       where operating frequency must be reduced.
+	 */
 #define MX25_FLAG (FLASH_FLAG_READ_WRITE       |	\
 		   FLASH_FLAG_READ_FAST         |	\
 		   FLASH_FLAG_READ_1_1_2        |	\
 		   FLASH_FLAG_READ_1_2_2        |	\
 		   FLASH_FLAG_READ_1_1_4        |	\
-		   FLASH_FLAG_READ_1_4_4        |	\
 		   FLASH_FLAG_SE_4K             |	\
 		   FLASH_FLAG_SE_32K)
+	{ "mx25l3255e",  0xc29e16, 0, 64 * 1024, 64,
+	  (MX25_FLAG | FLASH_FLAG_WRITE_1_4_4), 86,
+	  stfsm_mx25_config},
 	{ "mx25l25635e", 0xc22019, 0, 64*1024, 512,
 	  (MX25_FLAG | FLASH_FLAG_32BIT_ADDR | FLASH_FLAG_RESET), 70,
 	  stfsm_mx25_config },