diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/cs553x_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/cs553x_nand.c
index adb6c3ef37fb..2cdeab8bebc4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/cs553x_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/cs553x_nand.c
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ static int __init cs553x_init_one(int cs, int mmio, unsigned long adr)
 	this->ecc.hwctl  = cs_enable_hwecc;
 	this->ecc.calculate = cs_calculate_ecc;
 	this->ecc.correct  = nand_correct_data;
+	this->ecc.strength = 1;
 
 	/* Enable the following for a flash based bad block table */
 	this->bbt_options = NAND_BBT_USE_FLASH;
@@ -247,8 +248,6 @@ static int __init cs553x_init_one(int cs, int mmio, unsigned long adr)
 		goto out_ior;
 	}
 
-	this->ecc.strength = 1;
-
 	new_mtd->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "cs553x_nand_cs%d", cs);
 
 	cs553x_mtd[cs] = new_mtd;