diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-spi-devices-spi-nor b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-spi-devices-spi-nor
index c800621eff95..9ed5582ddea2 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-spi-devices-spi-nor
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-spi-devices-spi-nor
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ KernelVersion:	5.14
 Contact:	linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
 Description:	(RO) Part name of the SPI NOR flash.
 
+		The attribute is optional. User space should not rely on
+		it to be present or even correct. Instead, user space
+		should read the jedec_id attribute.
 
 What:		/sys/bus/spi/devices/.../spi-nor/sfdp
 Date:		April 2021
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/sysfs.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/sysfs.c
index 2dfdc555a69f..96064e4babf0 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/sysfs.c
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ static umode_t spi_nor_sysfs_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	if (attr == &dev_attr_manufacturer.attr && !nor->manufacturer)
 		return 0;
+	if (attr == &dev_attr_partname.attr && !nor->info->name)
+		return 0;
 	if (attr == &dev_attr_jedec_id.attr && !nor->info->id && !nor->id)
 		return 0;