diff --git a/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c b/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c
index 3af351484098b6b47c5b0973dda092abdc1bfe0d..b66b541877f0aea5c84e947f72bb45b557fc403a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void inftl_add_mtd(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr, struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	struct INFTLrecord *inftl;
 	unsigned long temp;
 
-	if (mtd->type != MTD_NANDFLASH || mtd->size > UINT_MAX)
+	if (!mtd_type_is_nand(mtd) || mtd->size > UINT_MAX)
 		return;
 	/* OK, this is moderately ugly.  But probably safe.  Alternatives? */
 	if (memcmp(mtd->name, "DiskOnChip", 10))
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c b/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
index c5f4ebf4b384404a47df44ec843046e6bb243b44..46f27de018c34e35313a559576d850283933d51a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void nftl_add_mtd(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr, struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	struct NFTLrecord *nftl;
 	unsigned long temp;
 
-	if (mtd->type != MTD_NANDFLASH || mtd->size > UINT_MAX)
+	if (!mtd_type_is_nand(mtd) || mtd->size > UINT_MAX)
 		return;
 	/* OK, this is moderately ugly.  But probably safe.  Alternatives? */
 	if (memcmp(mtd->name, "DiskOnChip", 10))
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ssfdc.c b/drivers/mtd/ssfdc.c
index ab2a52a039c3eef994e7e4a53645d34e1a059eb2..daf82ba7aba038ba4ca322921826cf23d748076f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ssfdc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ssfdc.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static void ssfdcr_add_mtd(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr, struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	int cis_sector;
 
 	/* Check for small page NAND flash */
-	if (mtd->type != MTD_NANDFLASH || mtd->oobsize != OOB_SIZE ||
+	if (!mtd_type_is_nand(mtd) || mtd->oobsize != OOB_SIZE ||
 	    mtd->size > UINT_MAX)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/nandbiterrs.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/nandbiterrs.c
index 3cd3aabbe1cd8bd3a92a1131e4955c83c41d4431..6f976159611f4ab86ee61033fe6a242b6bc1101f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/nandbiterrs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/nandbiterrs.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static int __init mtd_nandbiterrs_init(void)
 		goto exit_mtddev;
 	}
 
-	if (mtd->type != MTD_NANDFLASH) {
+	if (!mtd_type_is_nand(mtd)) {
 		pr_info("this test requires NAND flash\n");
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto exit_nand;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/oobtest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/oobtest.c
index ff35c465bfeea5cb4f8598d95e05993c8cc590db..2e9e2d11f204aa8db90d775743778ce5719443e4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/oobtest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/oobtest.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static int __init mtd_oobtest_init(void)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	if (mtd->type != MTD_NANDFLASH) {
+	if (!mtd_type_is_nand(mtd)) {
 		pr_info("this test requires NAND flash\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c
index 44b96e999ad4694c5ad222c357d98bc22c27c247..ed2d3f656fd2ffd41fca36537244e27d7d7fe712 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static int __init mtd_pagetest_init(void)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	if (mtd->type != MTD_NANDFLASH) {
+	if (!mtd_type_is_nand(mtd)) {
 		pr_info("this test requires NAND flash\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/subpagetest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/subpagetest.c
index e2c0adf24cfc35aa6692ff5267b93babc523c69c..a876371ad410c5eec22c912d924574360d769c90 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/subpagetest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/subpagetest.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static int __init mtd_subpagetest_init(void)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	if (mtd->type != MTD_NANDFLASH) {
+	if (!mtd_type_is_nand(mtd)) {
 		pr_info("this test requires NAND flash\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index f9bfe526d3102175ab3d32149966f61aab35da62..88409b81341883e54cadfb076487512bdd787f95 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@ static inline int mtd_has_oob(const struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	return mtd->_read_oob && mtd->_write_oob;
 }
 
+static inline int mtd_type_is_nand(const struct mtd_info *mtd)
+{
+	return mtd->type == MTD_NANDFLASH || mtd->type == MTD_MLCNANDFLASH;
+}
+
 static inline int mtd_can_have_bb(const struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
 	return !!mtd->_block_isbad;