diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index bb2e24b2d6c4b82aa3a7bed13105ea9742780ca2..3a9a8fc6a36c6e695e1fa2c1d93d190aa3278c50 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int nand_block_bad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, int getchip)
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd->priv;
 	u16 bad;
 
-	if (chip->options & NAND_BBT_SCANLASTPAGE)
+	if (chip->bbt_options & NAND_BBT_SCANLASTPAGE)
 		ofs += mtd->erasesize - mtd->writesize;
 
 	page = (int)(ofs >> chip->page_shift) & chip->pagemask;
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int nand_default_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 	uint8_t buf[2] = { 0, 0 };
 	int block, ret, i = 0;
 
-	if (chip->options & NAND_BBT_SCANLASTPAGE)
+	if (chip->bbt_options & NAND_BBT_SCANLASTPAGE)
 		ofs += mtd->erasesize - mtd->writesize;
 
 	/* Get block number */
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static int nand_default_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 
 			i++;
 			ofs += mtd->writesize;
-		} while (!ret && (chip->options & NAND_BBT_SCAN2NDPAGE) &&
+		} while (!ret && (chip->bbt_options & NAND_BBT_SCAN2NDPAGE) &&
 				i < 2);
 
 		nand_release_device(mtd);
@@ -3117,7 +3117,7 @@ static struct nand_flash_dev *nand_get_flash_type(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 	if ((chip->cellinfo & NAND_CI_CELLTYPE_MSK) &&
 			(*maf_id == NAND_MFR_SAMSUNG ||
 			 *maf_id == NAND_MFR_HYNIX))
-		chip->options |= NAND_BBT_SCANLASTPAGE;
+		chip->bbt_options |= NAND_BBT_SCANLASTPAGE;
 	else if ((!(chip->cellinfo & NAND_CI_CELLTYPE_MSK) &&
 				(*maf_id == NAND_MFR_SAMSUNG ||
 				 *maf_id == NAND_MFR_HYNIX ||
@@ -3125,7 +3125,7 @@ static struct nand_flash_dev *nand_get_flash_type(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 				 *maf_id == NAND_MFR_AMD)) ||
 			(mtd->writesize == 2048 &&
 			 *maf_id == NAND_MFR_MICRON))
-		chip->options |= NAND_BBT_SCAN2NDPAGE;
+		chip->bbt_options |= NAND_BBT_SCAN2NDPAGE;
 
 	/* Check for AND chips with 4 page planes */
 	if (chip->options & NAND_4PAGE_ARRAY)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
index 5ffb9a4632cae9eee625f822e7e0fc16b268276a..5df01d8efd928b52ee9d9f75e229a74bde30fe59 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static int create_bbt(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *buf,
 		from = (loff_t)startblock << (this->bbt_erase_shift - 1);
 	}
 
-	if (this->options & NAND_BBT_SCANLASTPAGE)
+	if (this->bbt_options & NAND_BBT_SCANLASTPAGE)
 		from += mtd->erasesize - (mtd->writesize * len);
 
 	for (i = startblock; i < numblocks;) {
@@ -1301,7 +1301,6 @@ static struct nand_bbt_descr bbt_mirror_no_bbt_descr = {
 	.pattern = mirror_pattern
 };
 
-#define BBT_SCAN_OPTIONS (NAND_BBT_SCANLASTPAGE | NAND_BBT_SCAN2NDPAGE)
 /**
  * nand_create_default_bbt_descr - [Internal] Creates a BBT descriptor structure
  * @this:	NAND chip to create descriptor for
@@ -1324,7 +1323,7 @@ static int nand_create_default_bbt_descr(struct nand_chip *this)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "nand_create_default_bbt_descr: Out of memory\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	bd->options = this->options & BBT_SCAN_OPTIONS;
+	bd->options = this->bbt_options;
 	bd->offs = this->badblockpos;
 	bd->len = (this->options & NAND_BUSWIDTH_16) ? 2 : 1;
 	bd->pattern = scan_ff_pattern;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index c2b9ac4fbc4ab588074acd2d77f2ad20bc1bddb6..42f70e2d33af9ecce54346cd72831dd763a07b0d 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -449,6 +449,9 @@ struct nand_buffers {
  * @options:		[BOARDSPECIFIC] various chip options. They can partly
  *			be set to inform nand_scan about special functionality.
  *			See the defines for further explanation.
+ * @bbt_options:	[INTERN] bad block specific options. All options used
+ *			here must come from bbm.h. By default, these options
+ *			will be copied to the appropriate nand_bbt_descr's.
  * @badblockpos:	[INTERN] position of the bad block marker in the oob
  *			area.
  * @badblockbits:	[INTERN] number of bits to left-shift the bad block
@@ -509,6 +512,7 @@ struct nand_chip {
 
 	int chip_delay;
 	unsigned int options;
+	unsigned int bbt_options;
 
 	int page_shift;
 	int phys_erase_shift;