diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
index ddfe7e7..067f8ef 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
@@ -969,7 +969,8 @@
 	if (mtd->ecc_stats.failed - stats.failed)
 		return -EBADMSG;
 
-	return mtd->ecc_stats.corrected - stats.corrected ? -EUCLEAN : 0;
+	/* return max bitflips per ecc step; ONENANDs correct 1 bit only */
+	return mtd->ecc_stats.corrected != stats.corrected ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 /**