diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
index debf93318a4efde6998c708c3a2bc935ad201e5e..ad5ded3a5618d7fafb222eb219edf9a0cdd8e13f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
@@ -1156,6 +1156,7 @@ int atmel_hwecc_nand_init_param(struct nand_chip *nand, struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	nand->ecc.hwctl = atmel_nand_hwctl;
 	nand->ecc.read_page = atmel_nand_read_page;
 	nand->ecc.bytes = 4;
+	nand->ecc.strength = 4;
 
 	if (nand->ecc.mode == NAND_ECC_HW) {
 		/* ECC is calculated for the whole page (1 step) */