diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
index 518d16511dee..45d45b51705e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
@@ -3388,6 +3388,9 @@ int spi_nor_scan(struct spi_nor *nor, const char *name,
 	if (info->flags & SPI_NOR_4B_OPCODES)
 		nor->flags |= SNOR_F_4B_OPCODES;
 
+	if (info->flags & SPI_NOR_IO_MODE_EN_VOLATILE)
+		nor->flags |= SNOR_F_IO_MODE_EN_VOLATILE;
+
 	ret = spi_nor_set_addr_width(nor);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.h b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.h
index 9a33c8d07335..eaece1123c0b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ enum spi_nor_option_flags {
 	SNOR_F_HAS_SR_TB_BIT6	= BIT(11),
 	SNOR_F_HAS_4BIT_BP      = BIT(12),
 	SNOR_F_HAS_SR_BP3_BIT6  = BIT(13),
+	SNOR_F_IO_MODE_EN_VOLATILE = BIT(14),
 };
 
 struct spi_nor_read_command {
@@ -320,6 +321,11 @@ struct flash_info {
 					 */
 #define SPI_NOR_OCTAL_DTR_READ	BIT(19) /* Flash supports octal DTR Read. */
 #define SPI_NOR_OCTAL_DTR_PP	BIT(20) /* Flash supports Octal DTR Page Program */
+#define SPI_NOR_IO_MODE_EN_VOLATILE	BIT(21) /*
+						 * Flash enables the best
+						 * available I/O mode via a
+						 * volatile bit.
+						 */
 
 	/* Part specific fixup hooks. */
 	const struct spi_nor_fixups *fixups;