diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index b4e0e7723894..e29c1da7f56e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static int nand_read_page_swecc(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 		int stat;
 
 		stat = chip->ecc.correct(mtd, p, &ecc_code[i], &ecc_calc[i]);
-		if (stat == -1)
+		if (stat < 0)
 			mtd->ecc_stats.failed++;
 		else
 			mtd->ecc_stats.corrected += stat;
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ static int nand_read_page_hwecc(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 		int stat;
 
 		stat = chip->ecc.correct(mtd, p, &ecc_code[i], &ecc_calc[i]);
-		if (stat == -1)
+		if (stat < 0)
 			mtd->ecc_stats.failed++;
 		else
 			mtd->ecc_stats.corrected += stat;
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ static int nand_read_page_syndrome(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 		chip->read_buf(mtd, oob, eccbytes);
 		stat = chip->ecc.correct(mtd, p, oob, NULL);
 
-		if (stat == -1)
+		if (stat < 0)
 			mtd->ecc_stats.failed++;
 		else
 			mtd->ecc_stats.corrected += stat;