diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/gpmi-nand.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/gpmi-nand.txt
index 551b2a179d01..458d59634688 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/gpmi-nand.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/gpmi-nand.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ Required properties:
 Optional properties:
   - nand-on-flash-bbt: boolean to enable on flash bbt option if not
                        present false
+  - fsl,use-minimum-ecc: Protect this NAND flash with the minimum ECC
+                       strength required. The required ECC strength is
+                       automatically discoverable for some flash
+                       (e.g., according to the ONFI standard).
+                       However, note that if this strength is not
+                       discoverable or this property is not enabled,
+                       the software may chooses an implementation-defined
+                       ECC scheme.
 
 The device tree may optionally contain sub-nodes describing partitions of the
 address space. See partition.txt for more detail.
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
index dabbc14db563..9c5911616a07 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ static int legacy_set_geometry(struct gpmi_nand_data *this)
 
 int common_nfc_set_geometry(struct gpmi_nand_data *this)
 {
+	if (of_property_read_bool(this->dev->of_node, "fsl,use-minimum-ecc")
+		&& set_geometry_by_ecc_info(this))
+		return 0;
 	return legacy_set_geometry(this);
 }