diff --git a/include/programmer.h b/include/programmer.h
index a7cea5e7f..17abfd222 100644
--- a/include/programmer.h
+++ b/include/programmer.h
@@ -375,12 +375,15 @@ void exit_conf_mode_ite(uint16_t port);
 void probe_superio_ite(void);
 int init_superio_ite(const struct programmer_cfg *cfg);
 
-#if CONFIG_LINUX_MTD == 1
 /* trivial wrapper to avoid cluttering internal_init() with #if */
-static inline int try_mtd(void) { return programmer_linux_mtd.init(NULL); };
+static inline int try_mtd(const struct programmer_cfg *cfg)
+{
+#if CONFIG_LINUX_MTD == 1
+	return programmer_linux_mtd.init(cfg);
 #else
-static inline int try_mtd(void) { return 1; };
+	return 1;
 #endif
+}
 
 /* mcp6x_spi.c */
 int mcp6x_spi_init(int want_spi);
diff --git a/internal.c b/internal.c
index 43aa51bcd..6a8db5e6d 100644
--- a/internal.c
+++ b/internal.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int internal_init(const struct programmer_cfg *cfg)
 	 */
 	internal_buses_supported = BUS_NONSPI;
 
-	if (try_mtd() == 0) {
+	if (try_mtd(cfg) == 0) {
 		ret = 0;
 		goto internal_init_exit;
 	}