diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
index d29479abe504..080e6037cbfb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
@@ -671,9 +671,7 @@ static int fsl_elbc_chip_init_tail(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	if (chip->pagemask & 0xff000000)
 		al++;
 
-	/* add to ECCM mode set in fsl_elbc_init */
-	priv->fmr |= (12 << FMR_CWTO_SHIFT) |  /* Timeout > 12 ms */
-	             (al << FMR_AL_SHIFT);
+	priv->fmr |= al << FMR_AL_SHIFT;
 
 	dev_dbg(priv->dev, "fsl_elbc_init: nand->numchips = %d\n",
 	        chip->numchips);
@@ -776,8 +774,10 @@ static int fsl_elbc_chip_init(struct fsl_elbc_mtd *priv)
 	priv->mtd.priv = chip;
 	priv->mtd.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
-	/* Set the ECCM according to the settings in bootloader.*/
-	priv->fmr = in_be32(&lbc->fmr) & FMR_ECCM;
+	/* set timeout to maximum */
+	priv->fmr = 15 << FMR_CWTO_SHIFT;
+	if (in_be32(&lbc->bank[priv->bank].or) & OR_FCM_PGS)
+		priv->fmr |= FMR_ECCM;
 
 	/* fill in nand_chip structure */
 	/* set up function call table */