static inline bool gpmi_check_ecc(struct gpmi_nand_data *this)
 {
+       struct nand_chip *chip = &this->nand;
        struct bch_geometry *geo = &this->bch_geometry;
+       struct nand_device *nand = &chip->base;
+       struct nand_ecc_props *conf = &nand->ecc.ctx.conf;
+
+       conf->step_size = geo->eccn_chunk_size;
+       conf->strength = geo->ecc_strength;
 
        /* Do the sanity check. */
        if (GPMI_IS_MXS(this)) {
                if (geo->gf_len == 14)
                        return false;
        }
-       return geo->ecc_strength <= this->devdata->bch_max_ecc_strength;
+
+       if (geo->ecc_strength > this->devdata->bch_max_ecc_strength)
+               return false;
+
+       if (!nand_ecc_is_strong_enough(nand))
+               return false;
+
+       return true;
 }
 
 /*