diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 5fa5ddc94834d0a27a8add0125ed27310601af09..7b3826b424472ae06c181c6c7c4c5f9674c686fb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -65,8 +65,14 @@ static int nand_ooblayout_ecc_sp(struct mtd_info *mtd, int section,
 
 	if (!section) {
 		oobregion->offset = 0;
-		oobregion->length = 4;
+		if (mtd->oobsize == 16)
+			oobregion->length = 4;
+		else
+			oobregion->length = 3;
 	} else {
+		if (mtd->oobsize == 8)
+			return -ERANGE;
+
 		oobregion->offset = 6;
 		oobregion->length = ecc->total - 4;
 	}