cxt->nextpage = 0;
        }
 
-       while (mtd_can_have_bb(mtd)) {
+       while (1) {
                ret = mtd_block_isbad(mtd, cxt->nextpage * record_size);
                if (!ret)
                        break;
                return;
        }
 
-       if (mtd_can_have_bb(mtd) && ret == -EIO) {
+       if (ret == -EIO) {
                ret = mtd_block_markbad(mtd, cxt->nextpage * record_size);
-               if (ret < 0) {
+               if (ret < 0 && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR "mtdoops: block_markbad failed, aborting\n");
                        return;
                }
        size_t retlen;
 
        for (page = 0; page < cxt->oops_pages; page++) {
-               if (mtd_can_have_bb(mtd) &&
-                   mtd_block_isbad(mtd, page * record_size))
+               if (mtd_block_isbad(mtd, page * record_size))
                        continue;
                /* Assume the page is used */
                mark_page_used(cxt, page);