diff --git a/README b/README
index 44cd65a52f..af8ab69955 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2716,6 +2716,16 @@ FIT uImage format:
 		CONFIG_SPL_FAT_LOAD_PAYLOAD_NAME
 		Filename to read to load U-Boot when reading from FAT
 
+		CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+		Include nand_base.c in the SPL.  Requires
+		CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS.
+
+		CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+		SPL uses normal NAND drivers, not minimal drivers.
+
+		CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
+		Include standard software ECC in the SPL
+
 		CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
 		Support for drivers/mtd/nand/libnand.o in SPL binary
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/Makefile b/drivers/mtd/nand/Makefile
index beb99cacb6..d8a2dfc398 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/Makefile
@@ -26,21 +26,33 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 LIB	:= $(obj)libnand.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
+
 ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-ifdef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
-COBJS-y += nand_spl_simple.o
+
+ifdef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+NORMAL_DRIVERS=y
 endif
-ifdef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_LOAD
-COBJS-y	+= nand_spl_load.o
-endif
-else
+
+COBJS-$(CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE) += nand_spl_simple.o
+COBJS-$(CONFIG_SPL_NAND_LOAD) += nand_spl_load.o
+COBJS-$(CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC) += nand_ecc.o
+COBJS-$(CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE) += nand_base.o
+
+else # not spl
+
+NORMAL_DRIVERS=y
+
 COBJS-y += nand.o
 COBJS-y += nand_bbt.o
 COBJS-y += nand_ids.o
 COBJS-y += nand_util.o
-endif
 COBJS-y += nand_ecc.o
 COBJS-y += nand_base.o
+
+endif # not spl
+
+ifdef NORMAL_DRIVERS
+
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_NAND_ECC_BCH) += nand_bch.o
 
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_NAND_ATMEL) += atmel_nand.o
@@ -65,7 +77,9 @@ COBJS-$(CONFIG_NAND_SPEAR) += spr_nand.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_TEGRA_NAND) += tegra_nand.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_NAND_OMAP_GPMC) += omap_gpmc.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_NAND_PLAT) += nand_plat.o
-endif
+
+endif # drivers
+endif # nand
 
 COBJS	:= $(COBJS-y)
 SRCS	:= $(COBJS:.o=.c)
diff --git a/include/configs/am3517_crane.h b/include/configs/am3517_crane.h
index 20a3df5db2..e1ad1e58ff 100644
--- a/include/configs/am3517_crane.h
+++ b/include/configs/am3517_crane.h
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_LDSCRIPT		"$(CPUDIR)/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds"
 
diff --git a/include/configs/am3517_evm.h b/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
index ce71d1335c..f8332759d8 100644
--- a/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_LDSCRIPT		"$(CPUDIR)/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds"
 
diff --git a/include/configs/cam_enc_4xx.h b/include/configs/cam_enc_4xx.h
index 56dc1cbbd5..a7a698c0ca 100644
--- a/include/configs/cam_enc_4xx.h
+++ b/include/configs/cam_enc_4xx.h
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_HW_ECC_OOBFIRST
 #define CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT
diff --git a/include/configs/da850evm.h b/include/configs/da850evm.h
index ddd615509f..99b4de7288 100644
--- a/include/configs/da850evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/da850evm.h
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_ECCBYTES	10
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_OOBSIZE		64
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_LOAD
 #endif
diff --git a/include/configs/devkit8000.h b/include/configs/devkit8000.h
index da3263f4f5..83a8b5d59f 100644
--- a/include/configs/devkit8000.h
+++ b/include/configs/devkit8000.h
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_GPIO_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_LDSCRIPT		"$(CPUDIR)/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds"
diff --git a/include/configs/hawkboard.h b/include/configs/hawkboard.h
index c0e3ed3efc..8d27590278 100644
--- a/include/configs/hawkboard.h
+++ b/include/configs/hawkboard.h
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
 #define CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT	/* for udelay and __div64_32 for NAND */
 #define CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT
diff --git a/include/configs/igep00x0.h b/include/configs/igep00x0.h
index c81ab7622e..be7937d70e 100644
--- a/include/configs/igep00x0.h
+++ b/include/configs/igep00x0.h
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_NAND
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 
 /* NAND boot config */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_5_ADDR_CYCLE
diff --git a/include/configs/mcx.h b/include/configs/mcx.h
index bf49cc1381..b5bcba7b7f 100644
--- a/include/configs/mcx.h
+++ b/include/configs/mcx.h
@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_LDSCRIPT		"$(CPUDIR)/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds"
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40200000 /*CONFIG_SYS_SRAM_START*/
diff --git a/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h b/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h
index 7a3cc16a09..e6f2f2946e 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_GPIO_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_OMAP3_ID_NAND
diff --git a/include/configs/omap3_evm.h b/include/configs/omap3_evm.h
index f6e4236998..b4d925ed90 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap3_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap3_evm.h
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
 /* NAND SPL */
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_5_ADDR_CYCLE
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_PAGE_COUNT	64
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_PAGE_SIZE	2048
diff --git a/include/configs/omap3_evm_quick_nand.h b/include/configs/omap3_evm_quick_nand.h
index 362fa1d720..8f0258491e 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap3_evm_quick_nand.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap3_evm_quick_nand.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
  */
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_5_ADDR_CYCLE
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_PAGE_COUNT	64
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_PAGE_SIZE	2048
diff --git a/include/configs/omap3_overo.h b/include/configs/omap3_overo.h
index 626cf7afd5..fd31c73964 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap3_overo.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap3_overo.h
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_GPIO_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_LDSCRIPT		"$(CPUDIR)/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds"
diff --git a/include/configs/tam3517-common.h b/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
index dd7757cb97..fb56a935eb 100644
--- a/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_GPIO_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_LDSCRIPT		"$(CPUDIR)/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds"
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40200000 /*CONFIG_SYS_SRAM_START*/
diff --git a/include/configs/tricorder.h b/include/configs/tricorder.h
index 5859a7337b..be0d2ec3c7 100644
--- a/include/configs/tricorder.h
+++ b/include/configs/tricorder.h
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_LDSCRIPT		"$(CPUDIR)/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds"