diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
index f5d59de1ee6e..32477c4eb421 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ static int stm_unlock(struct spi_nor *nor, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 	status_old = read_sr(nor);
 
 	/* Cannot unlock; would unlock larger region than requested */
-	if (stm_is_locked_sr(nor, status_old, ofs - mtd->erasesize,
-			     mtd->erasesize))
+	if (stm_is_locked_sr(nor, ofs - mtd->erasesize, mtd->erasesize,
+			     status_old))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*