diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wr1043nd-v1.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wr1043nd-v1.dts
index 846e517de8..c16bcb05f7 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wr1043nd-v1.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wr1043nd-v1.dts
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 		compatible = "jedec,spi-nor";
 		reg = <0>;
 		spi-max-frequency = <25000000>;
+		m25p,fast-read;
 
 		partitions {
 			compatible = "fixed-partitions";