/* Go for default supported write cmd */
                flash->write_cmd = CMD_PAGE_PROGRAM;
 
-       /* Set the quad enable bit - only for quad commands */
-       if ((flash->read_cmd == CMD_READ_QUAD_OUTPUT_FAST) ||
-           (flash->read_cmd == CMD_READ_QUAD_IO_FAST) ||
-           (flash->write_cmd == CMD_QUAD_PAGE_PROGRAM)) {
-               if (spi_flash_set_qeb(flash, idcode[0])) {
-                       debug("SF: Fail to set QEB for %02x\n", idcode[0]);
-                       return NULL;
-               }
-       }
-
        /* Read dummy_byte: dummy byte is determined based on the
         * dummy cycles of a particular command.
         * Fast commands - dummy_byte = dummy_cycles/8
        if (!flash)
                goto err_read_id;
 
+       /* Set the quad enable bit - only for quad commands */
+       if ((flash->read_cmd == CMD_READ_QUAD_OUTPUT_FAST) ||
+           (flash->read_cmd == CMD_READ_QUAD_IO_FAST) ||
+           (flash->write_cmd == CMD_QUAD_PAGE_PROGRAM)) {
+               if (spi_flash_set_qeb(flash, idcode[0])) {
+                       debug("SF: Fail to set QEB for %02x\n", idcode[0]);
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+       }
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
        if (spi_flash_decode_fdt(gd->fdt_blob, flash)) {
                debug("SF: FDT decode error\n");