diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c
index 90b9a9ccbe60e3fad44855705bf2dc4623cd5347..9285f60e57836ae056349751b75b9437596bd131 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ static void prepare_start_command(struct pxa3xx_nand_info *info, int command)
 
 	switch (command) {
 	case NAND_CMD_READ0:
+	case NAND_CMD_READOOB:
 	case NAND_CMD_PAGEPROG:
 		info->use_ecc = 1;
 		break;