diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap-core.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap-core.c
index c73854da513633a04f66fb76bde8e3b46ae14221..19dad5a23f94454a9cb30172efbcc020e4e5737c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap-core.c
@@ -552,6 +552,17 @@ static int physmap_flash_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 		if (info->probe_type) {
 			info->mtds[i] = do_map_probe(info->probe_type,
 						     &info->maps[i]);
+
+			/* Fall back to mapping region as ROM */
+			if (!info->mtds[i] && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MTD_ROM) &&
+			    strcmp(info->probe_type, "map_rom")) {
+				dev_warn(&dev->dev,
+					 "map_probe() failed for type %s\n",
+					 info->probe_type);
+
+				info->mtds[i] = do_map_probe("map_rom",
+							     &info->maps[i]);
+			}
 		} else {
 			int j;