diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 0afe76315c384cc8b5993a35d3f70e148e780de3..c4619e3ac4ab2194947c253de81f5a054401857e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <linux/leds.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
+#include <linux/of_mtd.h>
 
 /* Define default oob placement schemes for large and small page devices */
 static struct nand_ecclayout nand_oob_8 = {
@@ -3795,6 +3796,39 @@ static struct nand_flash_dev *nand_get_flash_type(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 	return type;
 }
 
+static int nand_dt_init(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
+			struct device_node *dn)
+{
+	int ecc_mode, ecc_strength, ecc_step;
+
+	if (of_get_nand_bus_width(dn) == 16)
+		chip->options |= NAND_BUSWIDTH_16;
+
+	if (of_get_nand_on_flash_bbt(dn))
+		chip->bbt_options |= NAND_BBT_USE_FLASH;
+
+	ecc_mode = of_get_nand_ecc_mode(dn);
+	ecc_strength = of_get_nand_ecc_strength(dn);
+	ecc_step = of_get_nand_ecc_step_size(dn);
+
+	if ((ecc_step >= 0 && !(ecc_strength >= 0)) ||
+	    (!(ecc_step >= 0) && ecc_strength >= 0)) {
+		pr_err("must set both strength and step size in DT\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (ecc_mode >= 0)
+		chip->ecc.mode = ecc_mode;
+
+	if (ecc_strength >= 0)
+		chip->ecc.strength = ecc_strength;
+
+	if (ecc_step > 0)
+		chip->ecc.size = ecc_step;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * nand_scan_ident - [NAND Interface] Scan for the NAND device
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
@@ -3812,6 +3846,13 @@ int nand_scan_ident(struct mtd_info *mtd, int maxchips,
 	int i, nand_maf_id, nand_dev_id;
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd->priv;
 	struct nand_flash_dev *type;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (chip->dn) {
+		ret = nand_dt_init(mtd, chip, chip->dn);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	/* Set the default functions */
 	nand_set_defaults(chip, chip->options & NAND_BUSWIDTH_16);
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index 6c51876941f3688b8a999bef79c03141f489d7bf..f25e2bdd188c94643efc0f3a94c7c67de81897aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 struct mtd_info;
 struct nand_flash_dev;
+struct device_node;
+
 /* Scan and identify a NAND device */
 extern int nand_scan(struct mtd_info *mtd, int max_chips);
 /*
@@ -542,6 +544,7 @@ struct nand_buffers {
  *			flash device
  * @IO_ADDR_W:		[BOARDSPECIFIC] address to write the 8 I/O lines of the
  *			flash device.
+ * @dn:			[BOARDSPECIFIC] device node describing this instance
  * @read_byte:		[REPLACEABLE] read one byte from the chip
  * @read_word:		[REPLACEABLE] read one word from the chip
  * @write_byte:		[REPLACEABLE] write a single byte to the chip on the
@@ -644,6 +647,8 @@ struct nand_chip {
 	void __iomem *IO_ADDR_R;
 	void __iomem *IO_ADDR_W;
 
+	struct device_node *dn;
+
 	uint8_t (*read_byte)(struct mtd_info *mtd);
 	u16 (*read_word)(struct mtd_info *mtd);
 	void (*write_byte)(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t byte);