diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
index 69c04945591f935e72a6416dc55a3d09201c6b0a..1adf1c0a430e7801677cb89ef5f1d82f7090fcf9 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ struct mtd_info *cfi_cmdset_0001(struct map_info *map, int primary)
 		cfi->chips[i].buffer_write_time = 1<<cfi->cfiq->BufWriteTimeoutTyp;
 		cfi->chips[i].erase_time = 1<<cfi->cfiq->BlockEraseTimeoutTyp;
 		cfi->chips[i].ref_point_counter = 0;
+		init_waitqueue_head(&(cfi->chips[i].wq));
 	}
 
 	map->fldrv = &cfi_intelext_chipdrv;