diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index bc1c2e6ae4a4..2201ca70af24 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -3106,6 +3106,8 @@ ident_done:
 		chip->chip_shift += 32 - 1;
 	}
 
+	chip->badblockbits = 8;
+
 	/* Set the bad block position */
 	if (mtd->writesize > 512 || (busw & NAND_BUSWIDTH_16))
 		chip->badblockpos = NAND_LARGE_BADBLOCK_POS;