diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_upm.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_upm.c
index cafd12de72766f193ce409d46ac5ae9b3e9489a9..d85fa2555b6838b967ab3aee36f78360ec6ac321 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_upm.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_upm.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ static int fun_chip_init(struct fsl_upm_nand *fun,
 	fun->chip.read_buf = fun_read_buf;
 	fun->chip.write_buf = fun_write_buf;
 	fun->chip.ecc.mode = NAND_ECC_SOFT;
+	fun->chip.ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_HAMMING;
 	if (fun->mchip_count > 1)
 		fun->chip.select_chip = fun_select_chip;