diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
index a2bb520286f8f995a909527931cebdfbf63d6210..33e0dbb0a96d87d2d4cf36d76476ba68cd097431 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
@@ -4027,7 +4027,7 @@ int onenand_scan(struct mtd_info *mtd, int maxchips)
 	mtd->ecclayout = this->ecclayout;
 
 	/* Fill in remaining MTD driver data */
-	mtd->type = MTD_NANDFLASH;
+	mtd->type = ONENAND_IS_MLC(this) ? MTD_MLCNANDFLASH : MTD_NANDFLASH;
 	mtd->flags = MTD_CAP_NANDFLASH;
 	mtd->erase = onenand_erase;
 	mtd->point = NULL;