diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index d47586cf64ce..a11253a0fcab 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -3501,6 +3501,13 @@ int nand_scan_tail(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	/* propagate ecc info to mtd_info */
 	mtd->ecclayout = chip->ecc.layout;
 	mtd->ecc_strength = chip->ecc.strength;
+	/*
+	 * Initialize bitflip_threshold to its default prior scan_bbt() call.
+	 * scan_bbt() might invoke mtd_read(), thus bitflip_threshold must be
+	 * properly set.
+	 */
+	if (!mtd->bitflip_threshold)
+		mtd->bitflip_threshold = mtd->ecc_strength;
 
 	/* Check, if we should skip the bad block table scan */
 	if (chip->options & NAND_SKIP_BBTSCAN)