diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 1d5c951ebcb0..01505406ca7b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -865,6 +865,8 @@ static int nand_wait(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip)
 	led_trigger_event(nand_led_trigger, LED_OFF);
 
 	status = (int)chip->read_byte(mtd);
+	/* This can happen if in case of timeout or buggy dev_ready */
+	WARN_ON(!(status & NAND_STATUS_READY));
 	return status;
 }