*/
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_PROTECTION
 
+static int cfi_protect_bugfix(flash_info_t *info, long sector, int prot)
+{
+       if ((info->manufacturer_id == (uchar)INTEL_MANUFACT) &&
+               (info->device_id == NUMONYX_256MBIT)) {
+               /*
+                * see errata called
+                * "Numonyx Axcell P33/P30 Specification Update" :)
+                */
+               flash_write_cmd(info, sector, 0, FLASH_CMD_READ_ID);
+               if (!flash_isequal(info, sector, FLASH_OFFSET_PROTECT,
+                                  prot)) {
+                       /*
+                        * cmd must come before FLASH_CMD_PROTECT + 20us
+                        * Disable interrupts which might cause a timeout here.
+                        */
+                       int flag = disable_interrupts();
+                       unsigned short cmd;
+
+                       if (prot)
+                               cmd = FLASH_CMD_PROTECT_SET;
+                       else
+                               cmd = FLASH_CMD_PROTECT_CLEAR;
+                               flash_write_cmd(info, sector, 0,
+                                         FLASH_CMD_PROTECT);
+                       flash_write_cmd(info, sector, 0, cmd);
+                       /* re-enable interrupts if necessary */
+                       if (flag)
+                               enable_interrupts();
+               }
+               return 1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
 int flash_real_protect (flash_info_t * info, long sector, int prot)
 {
        int retcode = 0;
                case CFI_CMDSET_INTEL_PROG_REGIONS:
                case CFI_CMDSET_INTEL_STANDARD:
                case CFI_CMDSET_INTEL_EXTENDED:
-                       /*
-                        * see errata called
-                        * "Numonyx Axcell P33/P30 Specification Update" :)
-                        */
-                       flash_write_cmd (info, sector, 0, FLASH_CMD_READ_ID);
-                       if (!flash_isequal (info, sector, FLASH_OFFSET_PROTECT,
-                                           prot)) {
-                               /*
-                                * cmd must come before FLASH_CMD_PROTECT + 20us
-                                * Disable interrupts which might cause a timeout here.
-                                */
-                               int flag = disable_interrupts ();
-                               unsigned short cmd;
-
+                       if (!cfi_protect_bugfix(info, sector, prot)) {
+                               flash_write_cmd(info, sector, 0,
+                                        FLASH_CMD_CLEAR_STATUS);
+                               flash_write_cmd(info, sector, 0,
+                                       FLASH_CMD_PROTECT);
                                if (prot)
-                                       cmd = FLASH_CMD_PROTECT_SET;
+                                       flash_write_cmd(info, sector, 0,
+                                               FLASH_CMD_PROTECT_SET);
                                else
-                                       cmd = FLASH_CMD_PROTECT_CLEAR;
+                                       flash_write_cmd(info, sector, 0,
+                                               FLASH_CMD_PROTECT_CLEAR);
 
-                               flash_write_cmd (info, sector, 0,
-                                                 FLASH_CMD_PROTECT);
-                               flash_write_cmd (info, sector, 0, cmd);
-                               /* re-enable interrupts if necessary */
-                               if (flag)
-                                       enable_interrupts ();
                        }
                        break;
                case CFI_CMDSET_AMD_EXTENDED: