diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index 83f678702dff3903a262956e21c306bc068c9bbf..81774e5facf4e74a2d5dd742bae6bb81a1922b17 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ typedef enum {
 #define NAND_MUST_PAD(chip) (!(chip->options & NAND_NO_PADDING))
 #define NAND_HAS_CACHEPROG(chip) ((chip->options & NAND_CACHEPRG))
 #define NAND_HAS_COPYBACK(chip) ((chip->options & NAND_COPYBACK))
-#define NAND_SUBPAGE_READ(chip) ((chip->ecc.mode == NAND_ECC_SOFT))
+/* Large page NAND with SOFT_ECC should support subpage reads */
+#define NAND_SUBPAGE_READ(chip) ((chip->ecc.mode == NAND_ECC_SOFT) \
+					&& (chip->page_shift > 9))
 
 /* Mask to zero out the chip options, which come from the id table */
 #define NAND_CHIPOPTIONS_MSK	(0x0000ffff & ~NAND_NO_AUTOINCR)