{
        struct nand_chip *chip = mtd->priv;
        uint8_t buf[2] = { 0, 0 };
-       int block, ret;
+       int block, ret, i = 0;
 
        if (chip->options & NAND_BBT_SCANLASTPAGE)
                ofs += mtd->erasesize - mtd->writesize;
        if (chip->options & NAND_USE_FLASH_BBT)
                ret = nand_update_bbt(mtd, ofs);
        else {
-               /* We write two bytes, so we dont have to mess with 16 bit
-                * access
-                */
                nand_get_device(chip, mtd, FL_WRITING);
-               ofs += mtd->oobsize;
-               chip->ops.len = chip->ops.ooblen = 2;
-               chip->ops.datbuf = NULL;
-               chip->ops.oobbuf = buf;
-               chip->ops.ooboffs = chip->badblockpos & ~0x01;
 
-               ret = nand_do_write_oob(mtd, ofs, &chip->ops);
+               /* Write to first two pages and to byte 1 and 6 if necessary.
+                * If we write to more than one location, the first error
+                * encountered quits the procedure. We write two bytes per
+                * location, so we dont have to mess with 16 bit access.
+                */
+               do {
+                       chip->ops.len = chip->ops.ooblen = 2;
+                       chip->ops.datbuf = NULL;
+                       chip->ops.oobbuf = buf;
+                       chip->ops.ooboffs = chip->badblockpos & ~0x01;
+
+                       ret = nand_do_write_oob(mtd, ofs, &chip->ops);
+
+                       if (!ret && (chip->options & NAND_BBT_SCANBYTE1AND6)) {
+                               chip->ops.ooboffs = NAND_SMALL_BADBLOCK_POS
+                                       & ~0x01;
+                               ret = nand_do_write_oob(mtd, ofs, &chip->ops);
+                       }
+                       i++;
+                       ofs += mtd->writesize;
+               } while (!ret && (chip->options & NAND_BBT_SCAN2NDPAGE) &&
+                               i < 2);
+
                nand_release_device(mtd);
        }
        if (!ret)