diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
index 0e365daad9cc..8b2eb3e5896b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
@@ -1204,7 +1204,8 @@ static int __init atmel_pmecc_nand_init_params(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	/* set ECC page size and oob layout */
 	switch (mtd->writesize) {
 	case 2048:
-		host->pmecc_degree = PMECC_GF_DIMENSION_13;
+		host->pmecc_degree = (sector_size == 512) ?
+			PMECC_GF_DIMENSION_13 : PMECC_GF_DIMENSION_14;
 		host->pmecc_cw_len = (1 << host->pmecc_degree) - 1;
 		host->pmecc_sector_number = mtd->writesize / sector_size;
 		host->pmecc_bytes_per_sector = pmecc_get_ecc_bytes(