diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index a1f38c778d0e..af99041ceaa9 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ struct nand_page_io_req {
 };
 
 /**
- * struct nand_ecc_req - NAND ECC requirements
+ * struct nand_ecc_props - NAND ECC properties
  * @strength: ECC strength
- * @step_size: ECC step/block size
+ * @step_size: Number of bytes per step
  */
-struct nand_ecc_req {
+struct nand_ecc_props {
 	unsigned int strength;
 	unsigned int step_size;
 };
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct nand_ops {
 struct nand_device {
 	struct mtd_info mtd;
 	struct nand_memory_organization memorg;
-	struct nand_ecc_req eccreq;
+	struct nand_ecc_props eccreq;
 	struct nand_row_converter rowconv;
 	struct nand_bbt bbt;
 	const struct nand_ops *ops;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/spinand.h b/include/linux/mtd/spinand.h
index 1077c45721ff..7b78c4ba9b3e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/spinand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/spinand.h
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ struct spinand_info {
 	struct spinand_devid devid;
 	u32 flags;
 	struct nand_memory_organization memorg;
-	struct nand_ecc_req eccreq;
+	struct nand_ecc_props eccreq;
 	struct spinand_ecc_info eccinfo;
 	struct {
 		const struct spinand_op_variants *read_cache;