diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/bf5xx_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/bf5xx_nand.c
index e87a57297328c4a72cde3d01c605e94d0299eee3..3254348f85813d551d88a8c9fb859fd469e0bf7f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/bf5xx_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/bf5xx_nand.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int bf5xx_nand_correct_data(struct mtd_info *mtd, u_char *dat,
 		dat += 256;
 		read_ecc += 8;
 		calc_ecc += 8;
-		ret = bf5xx_nand_correct_data_256(mtd, dat, read_ecc, calc_ecc);
+		ret |= bf5xx_nand_correct_data_256(mtd, dat, read_ecc, calc_ecc);
 	}
 
 	return ret;