diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/pasemi_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/pasemi_nand.c
index 3ab53ca53cca231c2e3431cc20f3d1932000601f..63fcb8c638774ad1fb419563fa6870781e3e3534 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/pasemi_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/pasemi_nand.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ static int pasemi_nand_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	chip->write_buf = pasemi_write_buf;
 	chip->chip_delay = 0;
 	chip->ecc.mode = NAND_ECC_SOFT;
+	chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_HAMMING;
 
 	/* Enable the following for a flash based bad block table */
 	chip->bbt_options = NAND_BBT_USE_FLASH;