diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mpc5121_nfc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mpc5121_nfc.c
index fb4c0b11689fc4bf1a2d3d3bcc61f65737d311e8..bcd4a556c959c94592b897c0159f8d55691e462a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mpc5121_nfc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mpc5121_nfc.c
@@ -606,7 +606,9 @@ static void mpc5121_nfc_free(struct device *dev, struct mtd_info *mtd)
 static int mpc5121_nfc_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 	chip->ecc.engine_type = NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_SOFT;
-	chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
+
+	if (chip->ecc.algo == NAND_ECC_ALGO_UNKNOWN)
+		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
 
 	return 0;
 }