diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
index 1e147a849c35..c6e6d8e8ef7b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
@@ -1078,9 +1078,8 @@ static const struct spi_device_id *jedec_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	for (tmp = 0; tmp < ARRAY_SIZE(m25p_ids) - 1; tmp++) {
 		info = (void *)m25p_ids[tmp].driver_data;
 		if (info->jedec_id == jedec) {
-			if (info->ext_id != 0 && info->ext_id != ext_jedec)
-				continue;
-			return &m25p_ids[tmp];
+			if (info->ext_id == 0 || info->ext_id == ext_jedec)
+				return &m25p_ids[tmp];
 		}
 	}
 	dev_err(&spi->dev, "unrecognized JEDEC id %06x\n", jedec);