diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/ecc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/ecc.c
index 9afdde70824a..6c43dfda01d4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/ecc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/ecc.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
  */
 int nand_ecc_init_ctx(struct nand_device *nand)
 {
-	if (!nand->ecc.engine->ops->init_ctx)
+	if (!nand->ecc.engine || !nand->ecc.engine->ops->init_ctx)
 		return 0;
 
 	return nand->ecc.engine->ops->init_ctx(nand);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_ecc_init_ctx);
  */
 void nand_ecc_cleanup_ctx(struct nand_device *nand)
 {
-	if (nand->ecc.engine->ops->cleanup_ctx)
+	if (nand->ecc.engine && nand->ecc.engine->ops->cleanup_ctx)
 		nand->ecc.engine->ops->cleanup_ctx(nand);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_ecc_cleanup_ctx);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_ecc_cleanup_ctx);
 int nand_ecc_prepare_io_req(struct nand_device *nand,
 			    struct nand_page_io_req *req)
 {
-	if (!nand->ecc.engine->ops->prepare_io_req)
+	if (!nand->ecc.engine || !nand->ecc.engine->ops->prepare_io_req)
 		return 0;
 
 	return nand->ecc.engine->ops->prepare_io_req(nand, req);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_ecc_prepare_io_req);
 int nand_ecc_finish_io_req(struct nand_device *nand,
 			   struct nand_page_io_req *req)
 {
-	if (!nand->ecc.engine->ops->finish_io_req)
+	if (!nand->ecc.engine || !nand->ecc.engine->ops->finish_io_req)
 		return 0;
 
 	return nand->ecc.engine->ops->finish_io_req(nand, req);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
index 8a4d20e30edb..4a4c86d8eeb6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
@@ -1160,9 +1160,11 @@ static int spinand_init(struct spinand_device *spinand)
 	mtd->_erase = spinand_mtd_erase;
 	mtd->_max_bad_blocks = nanddev_mtd_max_bad_blocks;
 
-	ret = mtd_ooblayout_count_freebytes(mtd);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err_cleanup_ecc_engine;
+	if (nand->ecc.engine) {
+		ret = mtd_ooblayout_count_freebytes(mtd);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto err_cleanup_ecc_engine;
+	}
 
 	mtd->oobavail = ret;