diff --git a/os/hal/include/hal_efl.h b/os/hal/include/hal_efl.h
index bfc25661c..f00517c39 100644
--- a/os/hal/include/hal_efl.h
+++ b/os/hal/include/hal_efl.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
   void eflInit(void);
   void eflObjectInit(EFlashDriver *eflp);
+  void eflStart(EFlashDriver *eflp, const EFlashConfig *config);
+  void eflStop(EFlashDriver *eflp);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/os/hal/src/hal_efl.c b/os/hal/src/hal_efl.c
index 87f805de3..fb1c7c387 100644
--- a/os/hal/src/hal_efl.c
+++ b/os/hal/src/hal_efl.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ void eflInit(void) {
 void eflObjectInit(EFlashDriver *eflp) {
 
   eflp->vmt = &vmt;
+  eflp->state = FLASH_STOP;
 }
 
 /**