diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_bbt.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_bbt.c
index dced32a126d9..6e25a5ce5ba9 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_bbt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_bbt.c
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ static int search_bbt(struct nand_chip *this, uint8_t *buf,
 {
 	u64 targetsize = nanddev_target_size(&this->base);
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = nand_to_mtd(this);
+	struct nand_bbt_descr *bd = this->badblock_pattern;
 	int i, chips;
 	int startblock, block, dir;
 	int scanlen = mtd->writesize + mtd->oobsize;
@@ -560,6 +561,10 @@ static int search_bbt(struct nand_chip *this, uint8_t *buf,
 			int actblock = startblock + dir * block;
 			loff_t offs = (loff_t)actblock << this->bbt_erase_shift;
 
+			/* Check if block is marked bad */
+			if (scan_block_fast(this, bd, offs, buf))
+				continue;
+
 			/* Read first page */
 			scan_read(this, buf, offs, mtd->writesize, td);
 			if (!check_pattern(buf, scanlen, mtd->writesize, td)) {