diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
index f2f6e874d4de..c554c2f9c0ec 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
@@ -407,9 +407,17 @@ static void fsl_elbc_cmdfunc(struct mtd_info *mtd, unsigned int command,
 		         page_addr, column);
 
 		elbc_fcm_ctrl->column = column;
-		elbc_fcm_ctrl->oob = 0;
 		elbc_fcm_ctrl->use_mdr = 1;
 
+		if (column >= mtd->writesize) {
+			/* OOB area */
+			column -= mtd->writesize;
+			elbc_fcm_ctrl->oob = 1;
+		} else {
+			WARN_ON(column != 0);
+			elbc_fcm_ctrl->oob = 0;
+		}
+
 		fcr = (NAND_CMD_STATUS   << FCR_CMD1_SHIFT) |
 		      (NAND_CMD_SEQIN    << FCR_CMD2_SHIFT) |
 		      (NAND_CMD_PAGEPROG << FCR_CMD3_SHIFT);
@@ -434,16 +442,12 @@ static void fsl_elbc_cmdfunc(struct mtd_info *mtd, unsigned int command,
 			         (FIR_OP_CW1 << FIR_OP6_SHIFT) |
 			         (FIR_OP_RS  << FIR_OP7_SHIFT));
 
-			if (column >= mtd->writesize) {
+			if (elbc_fcm_ctrl->oob)
 				/* OOB area --> READOOB */
-				column -= mtd->writesize;
 				fcr |= NAND_CMD_READOOB << FCR_CMD0_SHIFT;
-				elbc_fcm_ctrl->oob = 1;
-			} else {
-				WARN_ON(column != 0);
+			else
 				/* First 256 bytes --> READ0 */
 				fcr |= NAND_CMD_READ0 << FCR_CMD0_SHIFT;
-			}
 		}
 
 		out_be32(&lbc->fcr, fcr);