diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_ifc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_ifc_nand.c
index 2f6b55229d5b..4c3b986dd74d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_ifc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_ifc_nand.c
@@ -372,9 +372,16 @@ static void fsl_ifc_cmdfunc(struct mtd_info *mtd, unsigned int command,
 
 	case NAND_CMD_READID:
 	case NAND_CMD_PARAM: {
+		/*
+		 * For READID, read 8 bytes that are currently used.
+		 * For PARAM, read all 3 copies of 256-bytes pages.
+		 */
+		int len = 8;
 		int timing = IFC_FIR_OP_RB;
-		if (command == NAND_CMD_PARAM)
+		if (command == NAND_CMD_PARAM) {
 			timing = IFC_FIR_OP_RBCD;
+			len = 256 * 3;
+		}
 
 		ifc_out32((IFC_FIR_OP_CW0 << IFC_NAND_FIR0_OP0_SHIFT) |
 			  (IFC_FIR_OP_UA  << IFC_NAND_FIR0_OP1_SHIFT) |
@@ -384,12 +391,8 @@ static void fsl_ifc_cmdfunc(struct mtd_info *mtd, unsigned int command,
 			  &ifc->ifc_nand.nand_fcr0);
 		ifc_out32(column, &ifc->ifc_nand.row3);
 
-		/*
-		 * although currently it's 8 bytes for READID, we always read
-		 * the maximum 256 bytes(for PARAM)
-		 */
-		ifc_out32(256, &ifc->ifc_nand.nand_fbcr);
-		ifc_nand_ctrl->read_bytes = 256;
+		ifc_out32(len, &ifc->ifc_nand.nand_fbcr);
+		ifc_nand_ctrl->read_bytes = len;
 
 		set_addr(mtd, 0, 0, 0);
 		fsl_ifc_run_command(mtd);