diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
index 72f39daee649e9bccd0597d96cb001515f89ec63..0431b46d9fd9e0211a8c7f5e865721a6b32895b5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static int scan_pool(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 				pnum, err);
 			ret = err > 0 ? UBI_BAD_FASTMAP : err;
 			goto out;
-		} else if (ret == UBI_IO_BITFLIPS)
+		} else if (err == UBI_IO_BITFLIPS)
 			scrub = 1;
 
 		/*