diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 0feacb9fbdac..1bb479c0f758 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ static int mtd_nvmem_add(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	config.dev = &mtd->dev;
 	config.name = dev_name(&mtd->dev);
 	config.owner = THIS_MODULE;
+	config.use_fixed_of_cells = of_device_is_compatible(node, "nvmem-cells");
 	config.reg_read = mtd_nvmem_reg_read;
 	config.size = mtd->size;
 	config.word_size = 1;
@@ -891,6 +892,7 @@ static struct nvmem_device *mtd_otp_nvmem_register(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 	config.name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s-%s", dev_name(&mtd->dev), compatible);
 	config.id = NVMEM_DEVID_NONE;
 	config.owner = THIS_MODULE;
+	config.use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	config.type = NVMEM_TYPE_OTP;
 	config.root_only = true;
 	config.ignore_wp = true;
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/apple-efuses.c b/drivers/nvmem/apple-efuses.c
index 9b7c87102104..0119bac43b2c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/apple-efuses.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/apple-efuses.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static int apple_efuses_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource *res;
 	struct nvmem_config config = {
 		.dev = &pdev->dev,
+		.use_fixed_of_cells = true,
 		.read_only = true,
 		.reg_read = apple_efuses_read,
 		.stride = sizeof(u32),
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 174ef3574e07..6783cd8478d7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -844,9 +844,11 @@ struct nvmem_device *nvmem_register(const struct nvmem_config *config)
 	if (rval)
 		goto err_remove_cells;
 
-	rval = nvmem_add_cells_from_of(nvmem);
-	if (rval)
-		goto err_remove_cells;
+	if (config->use_fixed_of_cells) {
+		rval = nvmem_add_cells_from_of(nvmem);
+		if (rval)
+			goto err_remove_cells;
+	}
 
 	dev_dbg(&nvmem->dev, "Registering nvmem device %s\n", config->name);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp-scu.c b/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp-scu.c
index 399e1eb8b4c1..ec5cce7c6697 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp-scu.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp-scu.c
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ static int imx_scu_ocotp_write(void *context, unsigned int offset,
 
 static struct nvmem_config imx_scu_ocotp_nvmem_config = {
 	.name = "imx-scu-ocotp",
+	.use_fixed_of_cells = true,
 	.read_only = false,
 	.word_size = 4,
 	.stride = 1,
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c b/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c
index e9b52ecb3f72..e37a82f98ba6 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ static int imx_ocotp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->clk);
 
 	priv->params = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev);
+	imx_ocotp_nvmem_config.use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	imx_ocotp_nvmem_config.size = 4 * priv->params->nregs;
 	imx_ocotp_nvmem_config.dev = dev;
 	imx_ocotp_nvmem_config.priv = priv;
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/meson-efuse.c b/drivers/nvmem/meson-efuse.c
index d6b533497ce1..657e171d5af3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/meson-efuse.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/meson-efuse.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static int meson_efuse_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	econfig->dev = dev;
 	econfig->name = dev_name(dev);
+	econfig->use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	econfig->stride = 1;
 	econfig->word_size = 1;
 	econfig->reg_read = meson_efuse_read;
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/meson-mx-efuse.c b/drivers/nvmem/meson-mx-efuse.c
index 13eb14316f46..7cc51391ec9c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/meson-mx-efuse.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/meson-mx-efuse.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ static int meson_mx_efuse_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	efuse->config.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	efuse->config.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	efuse->config.priv = efuse;
+	efuse->config.use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	efuse->config.stride = drvdata->word_size;
 	efuse->config.word_size = drvdata->word_size;
 	efuse->config.size = SZ_512;
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/microchip-otpc.c b/drivers/nvmem/microchip-otpc.c
index 436e0dc4f337..fb920fd7a8fc 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/microchip-otpc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/microchip-otpc.c
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ static int mchp_otpc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 
 	mchp_nvmem_config.dev = otpc->dev;
+	mchp_nvmem_config.use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	mchp_nvmem_config.size = size;
 	mchp_nvmem_config.priv = otpc;
 	nvmem = devm_nvmem_register(&pdev->dev, &mchp_nvmem_config);
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/mtk-efuse.c b/drivers/nvmem/mtk-efuse.c
index a08e0aedd21c..1947337a121f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/mtk-efuse.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/mtk-efuse.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static int mtk_efuse_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->base))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->base);
 
+	econfig.use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	econfig.stride = 1;
 	econfig.word_size = 1;
 	econfig.reg_read = mtk_reg_read;
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/qcom-spmi-sdam.c b/drivers/nvmem/qcom-spmi-sdam.c
index f822790db49e..b547def94b5b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/qcom-spmi-sdam.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/qcom-spmi-sdam.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ static int sdam_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	sdam->sdam_config.name = "spmi_sdam";
 	sdam->sdam_config.id = NVMEM_DEVID_AUTO;
 	sdam->sdam_config.owner = THIS_MODULE;
+	sdam->sdam_config.use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	sdam->sdam_config.stride = 1;
 	sdam->sdam_config.word_size = 1;
 	sdam->sdam_config.reg_read = sdam_read;
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/qfprom.c b/drivers/nvmem/qfprom.c
index c1e893c8a247..eb126d507561 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/qfprom.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/qfprom.c
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ static int qfprom_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct nvmem_config econfig = {
 		.name = "qfprom",
+		.use_fixed_of_cells = true,
 		.stride = 1,
 		.word_size = 1,
 		.id = NVMEM_DEVID_AUTO,
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/rave-sp-eeprom.c b/drivers/nvmem/rave-sp-eeprom.c
index c456011b75e8..e9b4c7927e37 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/rave-sp-eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/rave-sp-eeprom.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ static int rave_sp_eeprom_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	of_property_read_string(np, "zii,eeprom-name", &config.name);
 	config.priv		= eeprom;
 	config.dev		= dev;
+	config.use_fixed_of_cells	= true;
 	config.size		= size;
 	config.reg_read		= rave_sp_eeprom_reg_read;
 	config.reg_write	= rave_sp_eeprom_reg_write;
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/rockchip-efuse.c b/drivers/nvmem/rockchip-efuse.c
index e4579de5d014..211f6e7401a9 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/rockchip-efuse.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/rockchip-efuse.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ static int rockchip_rk3399_efuse_read(void *context, unsigned int offset,
 
 static struct nvmem_config econfig = {
 	.name = "rockchip-efuse",
+	.use_fixed_of_cells = true,
 	.stride = 1,
 	.word_size = 1,
 	.read_only = true,
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/sc27xx-efuse.c b/drivers/nvmem/sc27xx-efuse.c
index c825fc902d10..ed5cc4f3e2bc 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/sc27xx-efuse.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/sc27xx-efuse.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ static int sc27xx_efuse_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	econfig.reg_read = sc27xx_efuse_read;
 	econfig.priv = efuse;
 	econfig.dev = &pdev->dev;
+	econfig.use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	nvmem = devm_nvmem_register(&pdev->dev, &econfig);
 	if (IS_ERR(nvmem)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register nvmem config\n");
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/sprd-efuse.c b/drivers/nvmem/sprd-efuse.c
index 4f1fcbfec394..ef3161645f60 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/sprd-efuse.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/sprd-efuse.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ static int sprd_efuse_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	econfig.read_only = false;
 	econfig.name = "sprd-efuse";
 	econfig.size = efuse->data->blk_nums * SPRD_EFUSE_BLOCK_WIDTH;
+	econfig.use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	econfig.reg_read = sprd_efuse_read;
 	econfig.reg_write = sprd_efuse_write;
 	econfig.priv = efuse;
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/stm32-romem.c b/drivers/nvmem/stm32-romem.c
index ba779e26937a..a6fc43acb797 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/stm32-romem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/stm32-romem.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ static int stm32_romem_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->cfg.priv = priv;
 	priv->cfg.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	priv->cfg.type = NVMEM_TYPE_OTP;
+	priv->cfg.use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 
 	priv->lower = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/sunplus-ocotp.c b/drivers/nvmem/sunplus-ocotp.c
index 52b928a7a6d5..57e3e0833b85 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/sunplus-ocotp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/sunplus-ocotp.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ static int sp_ocotp_read(void *priv, unsigned int offset, void *value, size_t by
 
 static struct nvmem_config sp_ocotp_nvmem_config = {
 	.name = "sp-ocotp",
+	.use_fixed_of_cells = true,
 	.read_only = true,
 	.word_size = 1,
 	.size = QAC628_OTP_SIZE,
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/sunxi_sid.c b/drivers/nvmem/sunxi_sid.c
index a970f1741cc6..6ab7aa3724a0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/sunxi_sid.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/sunxi_sid.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ static int sunxi_sid_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	nvmem_cfg->dev = dev;
 	nvmem_cfg->name = "sunxi-sid";
 	nvmem_cfg->type = NVMEM_TYPE_OTP;
+	nvmem_cfg->use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	nvmem_cfg->read_only = true;
 	nvmem_cfg->size = cfg->size;
 	nvmem_cfg->word_size = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/uniphier-efuse.c b/drivers/nvmem/uniphier-efuse.c
index aca910b3b6f8..69b9dfe6ab6e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/uniphier-efuse.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/uniphier-efuse.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ static int uniphier_efuse_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	econfig.size = resource_size(res);
 	econfig.priv = priv;
 	econfig.dev = dev;
+	econfig.use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	nvmem = devm_nvmem_register(dev, &econfig);
 
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(nvmem);
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/zynqmp_nvmem.c b/drivers/nvmem/zynqmp_nvmem.c
index e28d7b133e11..d13750a4c112 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/zynqmp_nvmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/zynqmp_nvmem.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static int zynqmp_nvmem_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv->dev = dev;
 	econfig.dev = dev;
+	econfig.use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	econfig.reg_read = zynqmp_nvmem_read;
 	econfig.priv = priv;
 
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c b/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c
index 07ede21cee34..5cc039d92257 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ int devm_rtc_nvmem_register(struct rtc_device *rtc,
 
 	nvmem_config->dev = dev;
 	nvmem_config->owner = rtc->owner;
+	nvmem_config->use_fixed_of_cells = true;
 	nvmem = devm_nvmem_register(dev, nvmem_config);
 	if (IS_ERR(nvmem))
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to register nvmem device for RTC\n");
diff --git a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds250x.c b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds250x.c
index 7592c7050d1d..538722b41f87 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds250x.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds250x.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ static int w1_eprom_add_slave(struct w1_slave *sl)
 	struct nvmem_device *nvmem;
 	struct nvmem_config nvmem_cfg = {
 		.dev = &sl->dev,
+		.use_fixed_of_cells = true,
 		.reg_read = w1_nvmem_read,
 		.type = NVMEM_TYPE_OTP,
 		.read_only = true,
diff --git a/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h b/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
index 0262b86194eb..b3c14ce87a65 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct nvmem_cell_info {
  * @owner:	Pointer to exporter module. Used for refcounting.
  * @cells:	Optional array of pre-defined NVMEM cells.
  * @ncells:	Number of elements in cells.
+ * @use_fixed_of_cells:	Read fixed NVMEM cells from OF.
  * @keepout:	Optional array of keepout ranges (sorted ascending by start).
  * @nkeepout:	Number of elements in the keepout array.
  * @type:	Type of the nvmem storage
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ struct nvmem_config {
 	struct module		*owner;
 	const struct nvmem_cell_info	*cells;
 	int			ncells;
+	bool			use_fixed_of_cells;
 	const struct nvmem_keepout *keepout;
 	unsigned int		nkeepout;
 	enum nvmem_type		type;
