diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/mtd/wrt160nl_part.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/mtd/wrt160nl_part.c
index 72927f6f25..1ced8acc7b 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/mtd/wrt160nl_part.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/mtd/wrt160nl_part.c
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ static int wrt160nl_parse_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
 		goto free_parts;
 	}
 
-	ret = master->read(master, uboot_len, sizeof(*header),
-			   &retlen, (void *) header);
+	ret = mtd_read(master, uboot_len, sizeof(*header),
+		       &retlen, (void *) header);
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_hdr;