diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index e7dfcb1..6aac6a2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -2224,7 +2224,7 @@
 		/*
 		 * heck if we have a bad block, we do not erase bad blocks !
 		 */
-		if (nand_block_checkbad(mtd, ((loff_t) page) <<
+		if (!instr->scrub && nand_block_checkbad(mtd, ((loff_t) page) <<
 					chip->page_shift, 0, allowbbt)) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "nand_erase: attempt to erase a "
 			       "bad block at page 0x%08x\n", page);