diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c
index 0c352b39ad4be7e7f3ef49a2e4b9d523f1c17944..ff1697f899ba68df0801607dd7bf15f0017f164d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c
@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@ static int gpio_nand_setup_interface(struct nand_chip *this, int csline,
 static int gpio_nand_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 	chip->ecc.engine_type = NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_SOFT;
-	chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
+
+	if (chip->ecc.algo == NAND_ECC_ALGO_UNKNOWN)
+		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/au1550nd.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/au1550nd.c
index 7892022bd6dd000d029935e3a7a08a2d76dd6733..7b6b354f2d39842161acca041595faecb76cd152 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/au1550nd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/au1550nd.c
@@ -239,7 +239,9 @@ static int au1550nd_exec_op(struct nand_chip *this,
 static int au1550nd_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 	chip->ecc.engine_type = NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_SOFT;
-	chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
+
+	if (chip->ecc.algo == NAND_ECC_ALGO_UNKNOWN)
+		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/gpio.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/gpio.c
index eb03b8cea1cb7175857fcdaf775f5c63206b4f23..fb7a086de35e5a31b55dbce3d072823f6d2d0069 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/gpio.c
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ static int gpio_nand_exec_op(struct nand_chip *chip,
 static int gpio_nand_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 	chip->ecc.engine_type = NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_SOFT;
-	chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
+
+	if (chip->ecc.algo == NAND_ECC_ALGO_UNKNOWN)
+		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mpc5121_nfc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mpc5121_nfc.c
index fb4c0b11689fc4bf1a2d3d3bcc61f65737d311e8..bcd4a556c959c94592b897c0159f8d55691e462a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mpc5121_nfc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mpc5121_nfc.c
@@ -606,7 +606,9 @@ static void mpc5121_nfc_free(struct device *dev, struct mtd_info *mtd)
 static int mpc5121_nfc_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 	chip->ecc.engine_type = NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_SOFT;
-	chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
+
+	if (chip->ecc.algo == NAND_ECC_ALGO_UNKNOWN)
+		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/orion_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/orion_nand.c
index e3bb65fd3ab2f2a53e2cbec2246ac0d92b661691..66211c9311d2f3bf5e52c2b525b7494d0ffa261d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/orion_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/orion_nand.c
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ static void orion_nand_read_buf(struct nand_chip *chip, uint8_t *buf, int len)
 static int orion_nand_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 	chip->ecc.engine_type = NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_SOFT;
-	chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
+
+	if (chip->ecc.algo == NAND_ECC_ALGO_UNKNOWN)
+		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/pasemi_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/pasemi_nand.c
index 4dfff34800f4e5ac127b1d3df8f5c1bbf9eef63f..68c08772d7c26f5e6561828763f8cca002b28897 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/pasemi_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/pasemi_nand.c
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ static int pasemi_device_ready(struct nand_chip *chip)
 static int pasemi_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 	chip->ecc.engine_type = NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_SOFT;
-	chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
+
+	if (chip->ecc.algo == NAND_ECC_ALGO_UNKNOWN)
+		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/plat_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/plat_nand.c
index 93d9f1694dc13009a95a24431001c62bcee4979a..7711e1020c21c537c8a8eb5ccd8a6ea201da270d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/plat_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/plat_nand.c
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ struct plat_nand_data {
 static int plat_nand_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 	chip->ecc.engine_type = NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_SOFT;
-	chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
+
+	if (chip->ecc.algo == NAND_ECC_ALGO_UNKNOWN)
+		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/socrates_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/socrates_nand.c
index 107208311987ee8847b047e43e6f199f571cb0bd..70f8305c9b6e11a56c887112e61615a9452fa6c8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/socrates_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/socrates_nand.c
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ static int socrates_nand_device_ready(struct nand_chip *nand_chip)
 static int socrates_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 	chip->ecc.engine_type = NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_SOFT;
-	chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
+
+	if (chip->ecc.algo == NAND_ECC_ALGO_UNKNOWN)
+		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/xway_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/xway_nand.c
index efc5bf5434e00ea25592a6aa97d42f1d9599ec57..26751976e50264aae741942a96b4d28bb524bdd4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/xway_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/xway_nand.c
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ static void xway_write_buf(struct nand_chip *chip, const u_char *buf, int len)
 static int xway_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 	chip->ecc.engine_type = NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_SOFT;
-	chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
+
+	if (chip->ecc.algo == NAND_ECC_ALGO_UNKNOWN)
+		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_HAMMING;
 
 	return 0;
 }