diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
index 2c26c33d234b..04bd988b4094 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ static int brcmnand_read_by_pio(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 					mtd->oobsize / trans,
 					host->hwcfg.sector_size_1k);
 
-		if (!ret) {
+		if (ret != -EBADMSG) {
 			*err_addr = brcmnand_read_reg(ctrl,
 					BRCMNAND_UNCORR_ADDR) |
 				((u64)(brcmnand_read_reg(ctrl,