diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index a9b8be9f40dc..8393319b7782 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -1624,6 +1624,9 @@ int mtd_read_oob(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, struct mtd_oob_ops *ops)
 	if (!master->_read_oob && (!master->_read || ops->oobbuf))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	if (ops->stats)
+		memset(ops->stats, 0, sizeof(*ops->stats));
+
 	if (mtd->flags & MTD_SLC_ON_MLC_EMULATION)
 		ret_code = mtd_io_emulated_slc(mtd, from, true, ops);
 	else
@@ -1641,6 +1644,8 @@ int mtd_read_oob(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, struct mtd_oob_ops *ops)
 		return ret_code;
 	if (mtd->ecc_strength == 0)
 		return 0;	/* device lacks ecc */
+	if (ops->stats)
+		ops->stats->max_bitflips = ret_code;
 	return ret_code >= mtd->bitflip_threshold ? -EUCLEAN : 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_read_oob);
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 955aee14b0f7..fccad1766458 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ struct mtd_erase_region_info {
 	unsigned long *lockmap;		/* If keeping bitmap of locks */
 };
 
+struct mtd_req_stats {
+	unsigned int max_bitflips;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct mtd_oob_ops - oob operation operands
  * @mode:	operation mode
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@ struct mtd_oob_ops {
 	uint32_t	ooboffs;
 	uint8_t		*datbuf;
 	uint8_t		*oobbuf;
+	struct mtd_req_stats *stats;
 };
 
 /**