diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 3766682..956b499 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -205,6 +205,50 @@ static void nand_select_chip(struct mtd_info *mtd, int chipnr)
 }
 
 /**
+ * nand_write_byte - [DEFAULT] write single byte to chip
+ * @mtd: MTD device structure
+ * @byte: value to write
+ *
+ * Default function to write a byte to I/O[7:0]
+ */
+static void nand_write_byte(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t byte)
+{
+	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd->priv;
+
+	chip->write_buf(mtd, &byte, 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nand_write_byte16 - [DEFAULT] write single byte to a chip with width 16
+ * @mtd: MTD device structure
+ * @byte: value to write
+ *
+ * Default function to write a byte to I/O[7:0] on a 16-bit wide chip.
+ */
+static void nand_write_byte16(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t byte)
+{
+	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd->priv;
+
+	/*
+	 * It's not entirely clear what should happen to I/O[15:8] when writing
+	 * a byte. The ONFi spec (Revision 3.1; 2012-09-19, Section 2.16) reads:
+	 *
+	 *    When the host supports a 16-bit bus width, only data is
+	 *    transferred at the 16-bit width. All address and command line
+	 *    transfers shall use only the lower 8-bits of the data bus. During
+	 *    command transfers, the host may place any value on the upper
+	 *    8-bits of the data bus. During address transfers, the host shall
+	 *    set the upper 8-bits of the data bus to 00h.
+	 *
+	 * One user of the write_byte callback is nand_onfi_set_features. The
+	 * four parameters are specified to be written to I/O[7:0], but this is
+	 * neither an address nor a command transfer. Let's assume a 0 on the
+	 * upper I/O lines is OK.
+	 */
+	chip->write_buf(mtd, (uint8_t[]){ byte, 0 }, 2);
+}
+
+/**
  * nand_write_buf - [DEFAULT] write buffer to chip
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
  * @buf: data buffer
@@ -2710,7 +2754,7 @@ static int nand_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 }
 
 /**
- * nand_onfi_set_features- [REPLACEABLE] set features for ONFI nand
+ * nand_onfi_set_features - [REPLACEABLE] set features for ONFI nand
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
  * @chip: nand chip info structure
  * @addr: feature address.
@@ -2720,12 +2764,15 @@ static int nand_onfi_set_features(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 			int addr, uint8_t *subfeature_param)
 {
 	int status;
+	int i;
 
 	if (!chip->onfi_version)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_SET_FEATURES, addr, -1);
-	chip->write_buf(mtd, subfeature_param, ONFI_SUBFEATURE_PARAM_LEN);
+	for (i = 0; i < ONFI_SUBFEATURE_PARAM_LEN; ++i)
+		chip->write_byte(mtd, subfeature_param[i]);
+
 	status = chip->waitfunc(mtd, chip);
 	if (status & NAND_STATUS_FAIL)
 		return -EIO;
@@ -2733,7 +2780,7 @@ static int nand_onfi_set_features(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 }
 
 /**
- * nand_onfi_get_features- [REPLACEABLE] get features for ONFI nand
+ * nand_onfi_get_features - [REPLACEABLE] get features for ONFI nand
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
  * @chip: nand chip info structure
  * @addr: feature address.
@@ -2742,6 +2789,8 @@ static int nand_onfi_set_features(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 static int nand_onfi_get_features(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 			int addr, uint8_t *subfeature_param)
 {
+	int i;
+
 	if (!chip->onfi_version)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -2749,7 +2798,8 @@ static int nand_onfi_get_features(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 	memset(subfeature_param, 0, ONFI_SUBFEATURE_PARAM_LEN);
 
 	chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_GET_FEATURES, addr, -1);
-	chip->read_buf(mtd, subfeature_param, ONFI_SUBFEATURE_PARAM_LEN);
+	for (i = 0; i < ONFI_SUBFEATURE_PARAM_LEN; ++i)
+		*subfeature_param++ = chip->read_byte(mtd);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2804,6 +2854,8 @@ static void nand_set_defaults(struct nand_chip *chip, int busw)
 		chip->block_markbad = nand_default_block_markbad;
 	if (!chip->write_buf)
 		chip->write_buf = busw ? nand_write_buf16 : nand_write_buf;
+	if (!chip->write_byte)
+		chip->write_byte = busw ? nand_write_byte16 : nand_write_byte;
 	if (!chip->read_buf)
 		chip->read_buf = busw ? nand_read_buf16 : nand_read_buf;
 	if (!chip->scan_bbt)
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index 7ccb3c5..8ee4ed1 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ struct nand_buffers {
  *			flash device.
  * @read_byte:		[REPLACEABLE] read one byte from the chip
  * @read_word:		[REPLACEABLE] read one word from the chip
+ * @write_byte		[REPLACEABLE] write a single byte to the chip on the
+ *			low 8 I/O lines
  * @write_buf:		[REPLACEABLE] write data from the buffer to the chip
  * @read_buf:		[REPLACEABLE] read data from the chip into the buffer
  * @select_chip:	[REPLACEABLE] select chip nr
@@ -503,6 +505,7 @@ struct nand_chip {
 
 	uint8_t (*read_byte)(struct mtd_info *mtd);
 	u16 (*read_word)(struct mtd_info *mtd);
+	void (*write_byte)(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t byte);
 	void (*write_buf)(struct mtd_info *mtd, const uint8_t *buf, int len);
 	void (*read_buf)(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *buf, int len);
 	void (*select_chip)(struct mtd_info *mtd, int chip);
