diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
index 567a5e56660c..e9a4835c4dd9 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
@@ -1399,12 +1399,15 @@ static int mxcnd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* Allocate memory for MTD device structure and private data */
-	host = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct mxc_nand_host) +
-			NAND_MAX_PAGESIZE + NAND_MAX_OOBSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	host = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct mxc_nand_host),
+			GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!host)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	host->data_buf = (uint8_t *)(host + 1);
+	/* allocate a temporary buffer for the nand_scan_ident() */
+	host->data_buf = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!host->data_buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	host->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	/* structures must be linked */
@@ -1532,6 +1535,15 @@ static int mxcnd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto escan;
 	}
 
+	/* allocate the right size buffer now */
+	devm_kfree(&pdev->dev, (void *)host->data_buf);
+	host->data_buf = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, mtd->writesize + mtd->oobsize,
+					GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!host->data_buf) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto escan;
+	}
+
 	/* Call preset again, with correct writesize this time */
 	host->devtype_data->preset(mtd);