diff --git a/drivers/mtd/cfi_mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/cfi_mtd.c
index c7e357b7f..34748dda2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/cfi_mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/cfi_mtd.c
@@ -31,10 +31,17 @@
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/concat.h>
 
+/* use CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS_DETECT if defined */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS_DETECT
+# define CFI_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS_DETECT
+#else
+# define CFI_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS
+#endif
+
 extern flash_info_t flash_info[];
 
-static struct mtd_info cfi_mtd_info[CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS];
-static char cfi_mtd_names[CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS][16];
+static struct mtd_info cfi_mtd_info[CFI_MAX_FLASH_BANKS];
+static char cfi_mtd_names[CFI_MAX_FLASH_BANKS][16];
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_CONCAT
 static char c_mtd_name[16];
 #endif