diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
index 487eae07fefc1f8a6a5de70c00542777d5da2db4..60a88f24c6b3279be38a5870dbb5957cfa5f4114 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ static int fsl_elbc_chip_init(struct fsl_elbc_mtd *priv)
 	} else {
 		/* otherwise fall back to default software ECC */
 		chip->ecc.mode = NAND_ECC_SOFT;
+		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_HAMMING;
 	}
 
 	return 0;