diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 3f1d806e590a..a0b0302aea14 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -2201,6 +2201,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_write_oob_syndrome);
 static int nand_do_read_oob(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,
 			    struct mtd_oob_ops *ops)
 {
+	unsigned int max_bitflips = 0;
 	int page, realpage, chipnr;
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd_to_nand(mtd);
 	struct mtd_ecc_stats stats;
@@ -2258,6 +2259,8 @@ static int nand_do_read_oob(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,
 				nand_wait_ready(mtd);
 		}
 
+		max_bitflips = max_t(unsigned int, max_bitflips, ret);
+
 		readlen -= len;
 		if (!readlen)
 			break;
@@ -2283,7 +2286,7 @@ static int nand_do_read_oob(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,
 	if (mtd->ecc_stats.failed - stats.failed)
 		return -EBADMSG;
 
-	return  mtd->ecc_stats.corrected - stats.corrected ? -EUCLEAN : 0;
+	return max_bitflips;
 }
 
 /**