diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
index e941395de3ae..753494e042d5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
@@ -854,6 +854,17 @@ int ubi_attach_mtd_dev(struct mtd_info *mtd, int ubi_num,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Both UBI and UBIFS have been designed for SLC NAND and NOR flashes.
+	 * MLC NAND is different and needs special care, otherwise UBI or UBIFS
+	 * will die soon and you will lose all your data.
+	 */
+	if (mtd->type == MTD_MLCNANDFLASH) {
+		pr_err("ubi: refuse attaching mtd%d - MLC NAND is not supported\n",
+			mtd->index);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (ubi_num == UBI_DEV_NUM_AUTO) {
 		/* Search for an empty slot in the @ubi_devices array */
 		for (ubi_num = 0; ubi_num < UBI_MAX_DEVICES; ubi_num++)