diff --git a/drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand/mt29f_spinand.c b/drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand/mt29f_spinand.c
index f5036994159000a053d0c2e4ae08c36d8322566e..e389009fca42c0caa447dc8f9b37360e3565a456 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand/mt29f_spinand.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand/mt29f_spinand.c
@@ -900,6 +900,7 @@ static int spinand_probe(struct spi_device *spi_nand)
 	chip->ecc.write_page = spinand_write_page_hwecc;
 #else
 	chip->ecc.mode	= NAND_ECC_SOFT;
+	chip->ecc.algo	= NAND_ECC_HAMMING;
 	if (spinand_disable_ecc(spi_nand) < 0)
 		dev_info(&spi_nand->dev, "%s: disable ecc failed!\n",
 			 __func__);