diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 0b6e7ee..70e780c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -634,6 +634,11 @@
 {
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd->priv;
 
+	if (!(chip->options & NAND_BBT_SCANNED)) {
+		chip->scan_bbt(mtd);
+		chip->options |= NAND_BBT_SCANNED;
+	}
+
 	if (!chip->bbt)
 		return chip->block_bad(mtd, ofs, getchip);
 
@@ -4322,10 +4327,9 @@
 
 	/* Check, if we should skip the bad block table scan */
 	if (chip->options & NAND_SKIP_BBTSCAN)
-		return 0;
+		chip->options |= NAND_BBT_SCANNED;
 
-	/* Build bad block table */
-	return chip->scan_bbt(mtd);
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_scan_tail);