diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
index 9d1edf05701a..3e13d579aef8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
@@ -618,6 +618,23 @@ static void stfsm_prepare_rw_seq(struct stfsm *fsm,
 	seq->seq[i++] = STFSM_INST_STOP;
 }
 
+static int stfsm_search_prepare_rw_seq(struct stfsm *fsm,
+				       struct stfsm_seq *seq,
+				       struct seq_rw_config *cfgs)
+{
+	struct seq_rw_config *config;
+
+	config = stfsm_search_seq_rw_configs(fsm, cfgs);
+	if (!config) {
+		dev_err(fsm->dev, "failed to find suitable config\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	stfsm_prepare_rw_seq(fsm, seq, config);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void stfsm_read_jedec(struct stfsm *fsm, uint8_t *const jedec)
 {
 	const struct stfsm_seq *seq = &stfsm_seq_read_jedec;