diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 816b5c1fd41653c8da03af80e546c02d10197c4d..3f24b587304f035a3c43253e7cfe4144c40ee8ef 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -4171,7 +4171,7 @@ int nand_scan_tail(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	 * properly set.
 	 */
 	if (!mtd->bitflip_threshold)
-		mtd->bitflip_threshold = mtd->ecc_strength;
+		mtd->bitflip_threshold = DIV_ROUND_UP(mtd->ecc_strength * 3, 4);
 
 	/* Check, if we should skip the bad block table scan */
 	if (chip->options & NAND_SKIP_BBTSCAN)