diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/qcom_nandc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/qcom_nandc.c
index 777fb0de0680..dfc17a28a06b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/qcom_nandc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/qcom_nandc.c
@@ -1570,6 +1570,8 @@ static int check_flash_errors(struct qcom_nand_host *host, int cw_cnt)
 	struct qcom_nand_controller *nandc = get_qcom_nand_controller(chip);
 	int i;
 
+	nandc_read_buffer_sync(nandc, true);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < cw_cnt; i++) {
 		u32 flash = le32_to_cpu(nandc->reg_read_buf[i]);