diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mxs_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mxs_nand.c
index 8da59e39c0188debec13b85fc6f2301ce0e0e54f..3247064c3f742b8a1d08f64731353624a9e3fbbe 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mxs_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mxs_nand.c
@@ -1053,8 +1053,8 @@ static int mxs_nand_set_geometry(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct bch_geometry *geo)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!(chip->ecc_strength_ds > 0 && chip->ecc_step_ds > 0) &&
-			(mtd->oobsize < 1024)) {
+	if ((!(chip->ecc_strength_ds > 0 && chip->ecc_step_ds > 0) &&
+	     mtd->oobsize < 1024) || nand_info->legacy_bch_geometry) {
 		dev_warn(this->dev, "use legacy bch geometry\n");
 		return mxs_nand_legacy_calc_ecc_layout(geo, mtd);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mxs_nand_dt.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mxs_nand_dt.c
index 8ad7d618c64ee6bc8e10b118a62eaf25e708e033..7a32b284f7f7d0c9517567cc4b1cc0c6a500bce5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mxs_nand_dt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mxs_nand_dt.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ static int mxs_nand_dt_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 
 	info->use_minimum_ecc = dev_read_bool(dev, "fsl,use-minimum-ecc");
 
+	info->legacy_bch_geometry = dev_read_bool(dev, "fsl,legacy-bch-geometry");
+
 	return mxs_nand_init_ctrl(info);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/mxs_nand.h b/include/mxs_nand.h
index 497da77a16d18b315c5c4bf3cff7dd5d3b15b18c..1ac628d064719745a65a371dfa6256e5ab586cc6 100644
--- a/include/mxs_nand.h
+++ b/include/mxs_nand.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ struct mxs_nand_info {
 	struct udevice *dev;
 	unsigned int	max_ecc_strength_supported;
 	bool		use_minimum_ecc;
+	/* legacy bch geometry flag */
+	bool		legacy_bch_geometry;
 	int		cur_chip;
 
 	uint32_t	cmd_queue_len;