diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
index 58685ab6d865..bf642ceef681 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
@@ -1994,9 +1994,8 @@ static int omap_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto return_error;
 	}
 
-	/* populate remaining ECC layout data */
-	ecclayout->oobfree->length = mtd->oobsize - (BADBLOCK_MARKER_LENGTH +
-							ecclayout->eccbytes);
+	/* all OOB bytes from oobfree->offset till end off OOB are free */
+	ecclayout->oobfree->length = mtd->oobsize - ecclayout->oobfree->offset;
 	/* check if NAND device's OOB is enough to store ECC signatures */
 	if (mtd->oobsize < (ecclayout->eccbytes + BADBLOCK_MARKER_LENGTH)) {
 		pr_err("not enough OOB bytes required = %d, available=%d\n",