diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
index 137d31dae3ce..ee1eea857367 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ static int spinand_markbad(struct nand_device *nand, const struct nand_pos *pos)
 		.ooboffs = 0,
 		.ooblen = sizeof(marker),
 		.oobbuf.out = marker,
+		.mode = MTD_OPS_RAW,
 	};
 	int ret;