diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
index 95f2af848ff0258fd5c7fa7ea10d4ebbe07d3bd9..3eafc68154edc464f24026eb0f4987fb671e1b40 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
@@ -1424,6 +1424,10 @@ static int gpmi_pre_bbt_scan(struct gpmi_nand_data  *this)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* Adjust the ECC strength according to the chip. */
+	this->nand.ecc.strength = this->bch_geometry.ecc_strength;
+	this->mtd.ecc_strength = this->bch_geometry.ecc_strength;
+
 	/* NAND boot init, depends on the gpmi_set_geometry(). */
 	return nand_boot_init(this);
 }
@@ -1482,6 +1486,7 @@ static int __devinit gpmi_nfc_init(struct gpmi_nand_data *this)
 	chip->options		|= NAND_NO_SUBPAGE_WRITE;
 	chip->ecc.mode		= NAND_ECC_HW;
 	chip->ecc.size		= 1;
+	chip->ecc.strength	= 8;
 	chip->ecc.layout	= &gpmi_hw_ecclayout;
 
 	/* Allocate a temporary DMA buffer for reading ID in the nand_scan() */