diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_omap_gpmc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_omap_gpmc.c
index fc48551..4a2d561 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_omap_gpmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_omap_gpmc.c
@@ -654,6 +654,8 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	dev_param_set_generic(dev, param, ecc_mode_strings[i]);
+
 	return omap_gpmc_eccmode(oinfo, i);
 }
 
@@ -811,7 +813,9 @@
 	}
 
 	nand->options |= NAND_SKIP_BBTSCAN;
-	omap_gpmc_eccmode(oinfo, pdata->ecc_mode);
+
+	dev_add_param(pdev, "eccmode", omap_gpmc_eccmode_set, NULL, 0);
+	dev_set_param(pdev, "eccmode", ecc_mode_strings[pdata->ecc_mode]);
 
 	/* We are all set to register with the system now! */
 	err = add_mtd_device(minfo);
@@ -820,8 +824,6 @@
 		goto out_release_mem;
 	}
 
-	dev_add_param(pdev, "eccmode", omap_gpmc_eccmode_set, NULL, 0);
-
 	return 0;
 
 out_release_mem: