diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/ath79_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/ath79_defconfig
index e3a3836508ec..134879c1310a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/ath79_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/ath79_defconfig
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS=y
 CONFIG_MTD_REDBOOT_DIRECTORY_BLOCK=-2
 CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS=y
-CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=y
 CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_JEDECPROBE=y
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_CFI_AMDSTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_COMPLEX_MAPPINGS=y
 CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
 CONFIG_MTD_M25P80=y
-# CONFIG_M25PXX_USE_FAST_READ is not set
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 # CONFIG_NET_PACKET_ENGINE is not set
 CONFIG_ATH_COMMON=m
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/db1xxx_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/db1xxx_defconfig
index c99b6eeda90b..a64b30b96a0d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/db1xxx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/db1xxx_defconfig
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_ECC_BCH=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_AU1550=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_PLATFORM=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_AT24=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_AT25=y
 CONFIG_SCSI_TGT=y
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/rt305x_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/rt305x_defconfig
index d1741bcf8949..d14ae2fa7d13 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/rt305x_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/rt305x_defconfig
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS=y
-CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=y
 CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_AMDSTD=y
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_COMPLEX_MAPPINGS=y
 CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
 CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP_OF=y
 CONFIG_MTD_M25P80=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_93CX6=m
 CONFIG_SCSI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y