diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 689716753a..4cf4518989 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 #include <common.h>
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_CONTROL)
+#include <fdtdec.h>
+#endif
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <watchdog.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
@@ -3763,6 +3766,66 @@ ident_done:
 	return type;
 }
 
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_CONTROL)
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+static int nand_dt_init(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip, int node)
+{
+	int ret, ecc_mode = -1, ecc_strength, ecc_step;
+	const void *blob = gd->fdt_blob;
+	const char *str;
+
+	ret = fdtdec_get_int(blob, node, "nand-bus-width", -1);
+	if (ret == 16)
+		chip->options |= NAND_BUSWIDTH_16;
+
+	if (fdtdec_get_bool(blob, node, "nand-on-flash-bbt"))
+		chip->bbt_options |= NAND_BBT_USE_FLASH;
+
+	str = fdt_getprop(blob, node, "nand-ecc-mode", NULL);
+	if (str) {
+		if (!strcmp(str, "none"))
+			ecc_mode = NAND_ECC_NONE;
+		else if (!strcmp(str, "soft"))
+			ecc_mode = NAND_ECC_SOFT;
+		else if (!strcmp(str, "hw"))
+			ecc_mode = NAND_ECC_HW;
+		else if (!strcmp(str, "hw_syndrome"))
+			ecc_mode = NAND_ECC_HW_SYNDROME;
+		else if (!strcmp(str, "hw_oob_first"))
+			ecc_mode = NAND_ECC_HW_OOB_FIRST;
+		else if (!strcmp(str, "soft_bch"))
+			ecc_mode = NAND_ECC_SOFT_BCH;
+	}
+
+
+	ecc_strength = fdtdec_get_int(blob, node, "nand-ecc-strength", -1);
+	ecc_step = fdtdec_get_int(blob, node, "nand-ecc-step-size", -1);
+
+	if ((ecc_step >= 0 && !(ecc_strength >= 0)) ||
+	    (!(ecc_step >= 0) && ecc_strength >= 0)) {
+		pr_err("must set both strength and step size in DT\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (ecc_mode >= 0)
+		chip->ecc.mode = ecc_mode;
+
+	if (ecc_strength >= 0)
+		chip->ecc.strength = ecc_strength;
+
+	if (ecc_step > 0)
+		chip->ecc.size = ecc_step;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+static int nand_dt_init(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip, int node)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_CONTROL) */
+
 /**
  * nand_scan_ident - [NAND Interface] Scan for the NAND device
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
@@ -3779,6 +3842,13 @@ int nand_scan_ident(struct mtd_info *mtd, int maxchips,
 	int i, nand_maf_id, nand_dev_id;
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd_to_nand(mtd);
 	struct nand_flash_dev *type;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (chip->flash_node) {
+		ret = nand_dt_init(mtd, chip, chip->flash_node);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	/* Set the default functions */
 	nand_set_defaults(chip, chip->options & NAND_BUSWIDTH_16);
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index b5a02c3382..29aae43cf2 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ struct nand_buffers {
  *			flash device
  * @IO_ADDR_W:		[BOARDSPECIFIC] address to write the 8 I/O lines of the
  *			flash device.
+ * @flash_node:		[BOARDSPECIFIC] device node describing this instance
  * @read_byte:		[REPLACEABLE] read one byte from the chip
  * @read_word:		[REPLACEABLE] read one word from the chip
  * @write_byte:		[REPLACEABLE] write a single byte to the chip on the
@@ -689,6 +690,8 @@ struct nand_chip {
 	void __iomem *IO_ADDR_R;
 	void __iomem *IO_ADDR_W;
 
+	int flash_node;
+
 	uint8_t (*read_byte)(struct mtd_info *mtd);
 	u16 (*read_word)(struct mtd_info *mtd);
 	void (*write_byte)(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t byte);