diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
index 8c7bf91ce4e1d3844e8247b60ecec208dee2e85f..48b3ab26b12492d8b2efbc41e1d8eb4a5eda72d6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
@@ -572,12 +572,12 @@ 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;
 	}