diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 529f42a8d7f8..857e6cc4a91e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -2466,15 +2466,18 @@ static int panic_nand_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
 			    size_t *retlen, const uint8_t *buf)
 {
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd->priv;
+	int chipnr = (int)(to >> chip->chip_shift);
 	struct mtd_oob_ops ops;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Wait for the device to get ready */
-	panic_nand_wait(mtd, chip, 400);
-
 	/* Grab the device */
 	panic_nand_get_device(chip, mtd, FL_WRITING);
 
+	chip->select_chip(mtd, chipnr);
+
+	/* Wait for the device to get ready */
+	panic_nand_wait(mtd, chip, 400);
+
 	ops.len = len;
 	ops.datbuf = (uint8_t *)buf;
 	ops.oobbuf = NULL;