diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7242_tplink_tl-wr2543-v1.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7242_tplink_tl-wr2543-v1.dts
index e6ea8b68e2..e85ac8f5f8 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7242_tplink_tl-wr2543-v1.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7242_tplink_tl-wr2543-v1.dts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 		compatible = "jedec,spi-nor";
 		reg = <0>;
 		spi-max-frequency = <25000000>;
+		m25p,fast-read;
 
 		partitions {
 			compatible = "fixed-partitions";