diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
index b5daab21743..2a2ab664c2c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
@@ -1291,6 +1291,7 @@ static int spinand_init(struct spinand_device *spinand)
 	/* Propagate ECC information to mtd_info */
 	mtd->ecc_strength = nanddev_get_ecc_conf(nand)->strength;
 	mtd->ecc_step_size = nanddev_get_ecc_conf(nand)->step_size;
+	mtd->bitflip_threshold = DIV_ROUND_UP(mtd->ecc_strength * 3, 4);
 
 	ret = spinand_create_dirmaps(spinand);
 	if (ret) {