diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c
index cc07ba0f044d..27fa8b87cd5f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ static void nand_davinci_hwctl_4bit(struct mtd_info *mtd, int mode)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 val;
 
+	/* Reset ECC hardware */
+	davinci_nand_readl(info, NAND_4BIT_ECC1_OFFSET);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&davinci_nand_lock, flags);
 
 	/* Start 4-bit ECC calculation for read/write */