diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_samsung.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_samsung.c
index 9cfc4035a420a3eae2d2a451c97f5300f8bc8b80..1e0755997762aa23ee953ad20f2a88d24dc7139c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_samsung.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_samsung.c
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ static void samsung_nand_decode_id(struct nand_chip *chip)
 			case 7:
 				chip->ecc_strength_ds = 60;
 				break;
+			default:
+				WARN(1, "Could not decode ECC info");
+				chip->ecc_step_ds = 0;
 			}
 		}
 	} else {