diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_nandecctest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_nandecctest.c
index 79316159eec6..88b6c81cebbe 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_nandecctest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_nandecctest.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static int double_bit_error_detect(void *error_data, void *error_ecc,
 	__nand_calculate_ecc(error_data, size, calc_ecc);
 	ret = __nand_correct_data(error_data, error_ecc, calc_ecc, size);
 
-	return (ret == -1) ? 0 : -EINVAL;
+	return (ret == -EBADMSG) ? 0 : -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static const struct nand_ecc_test nand_ecc_test[] = {