diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/stm32-romem.c b/drivers/nvmem/stm32-romem.c
index bb8aa72ba2f9..6de565639d5f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/stm32-romem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/stm32-romem.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static int stm32_romem_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->cfg.dev = dev;
 	priv->cfg.priv = priv;
 	priv->cfg.owner = THIS_MODULE;
+	priv->cfg.type = NVMEM_TYPE_OTP;
 
 	priv->lower = 0;