diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
index f0f3528aab8f2e2b7421a2c6e57c0a687894fb02..89f6beefb01ca95afa16b6d7d44652b580952b63 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
@@ -511,12 +511,12 @@ static int spinand_mtd_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,
 		if (ret == -EBADMSG) {
 			ecc_failed = true;
 			mtd->ecc_stats.failed++;
-			ret = 0;
 		} else {
 			mtd->ecc_stats.corrected += ret;
 			max_bitflips = max_t(unsigned int, max_bitflips, ret);
 		}
 
+		ret = 0;
 		ops->retlen += iter.req.datalen;
 		ops->oobretlen += iter.req.ooblen;
 	}