diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/sunxi_sid.c b/drivers/nvmem/sunxi_sid.c
index a079a80ddf2c..e26ef1bbf198 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/sunxi_sid.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/sunxi_sid.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static const struct sunxi_sid_cfg sun8i_h3_cfg = {
 static const struct sunxi_sid_cfg sun50i_a64_cfg = {
 	.value_offset = 0x200,
 	.size = 0x100,
+	.need_register_readout = true,
 };
 
 static const struct sunxi_sid_cfg sun50i_h6_cfg = {