diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/sunxi_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/sunxi_nand.c
index ba78e13a3570..76449f79d4c5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/sunxi_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/sunxi_nand.c
@@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ static void sunxi_nfc_read_buf(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *buf, int len)
 	u32 tmp;
 
 	while (len > offs) {
+		bool poll = false;
+
 		cnt = min(len - offs, NFC_SRAM_SIZE);
 
 		ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_cmd_fifo_empty(nfc);
@@ -532,7 +534,11 @@ static void sunxi_nfc_read_buf(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *buf, int len)
 		tmp = NFC_DATA_TRANS | NFC_DATA_SWAP_METHOD;
 		writel(tmp, nfc->regs + NFC_REG_CMD);
 
-		ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, true, 0);
+		/* Arbitrary limit for polling mode */
+		if (cnt < 64)
+			poll = true;
+
+		ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, poll, 0);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 
@@ -555,6 +561,8 @@ static void sunxi_nfc_write_buf(struct mtd_info *mtd, const uint8_t *buf,
 	u32 tmp;
 
 	while (len > offs) {
+		bool poll = false;
+
 		cnt = min(len - offs, NFC_SRAM_SIZE);
 
 		ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_cmd_fifo_empty(nfc);
@@ -567,7 +575,11 @@ static void sunxi_nfc_write_buf(struct mtd_info *mtd, const uint8_t *buf,
 		      NFC_ACCESS_DIR;
 		writel(tmp, nfc->regs + NFC_REG_CMD);
 
-		ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, true, 0);
+		/* Arbitrary limit for polling mode */
+		if (cnt < 64)
+			poll = true;
+
+		ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, poll, 0);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 
@@ -961,7 +973,7 @@ static int sunxi_nfc_hw_ecc_read_chunk(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 	writel(NFC_DATA_TRANS | NFC_DATA_SWAP_METHOD | NFC_ECC_OP,
 	       nfc->regs + NFC_REG_CMD);
 
-	ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, true, 0);
+	ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, false, 0);
 	sunxi_nfc_randomizer_disable(mtd);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -1073,7 +1085,7 @@ static int sunxi_nfc_hw_ecc_read_chunks_dma(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *buf,
 	writel(NFC_PAGE_OP | NFC_DATA_SWAP_METHOD | NFC_DATA_TRANS,
 	       nfc->regs + NFC_REG_CMD);
 
-	ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, true, 0);
+	ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, false, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		dmaengine_terminate_all(nfc->dmac);
 
@@ -1193,7 +1205,7 @@ static int sunxi_nfc_hw_ecc_write_chunk(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 	       NFC_ACCESS_DIR | NFC_ECC_OP,
 	       nfc->regs + NFC_REG_CMD);
 
-	ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, true, 0);
+	ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, false, 0);
 	sunxi_nfc_randomizer_disable(mtd);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -1432,7 +1444,7 @@ static int sunxi_nfc_hw_ecc_write_page_dma(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 	       NFC_DATA_TRANS | NFC_ACCESS_DIR,
 	       nfc->regs + NFC_REG_CMD);
 
-	ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, true, 0);
+	ret = sunxi_nfc_wait_events(nfc, NFC_CMD_INT_FLAG, false, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		dmaengine_terminate_all(nfc->dmac);