diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_omap_gpmc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_omap_gpmc.c
index 3bb6d79..d55dcaa 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_omap_gpmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_omap_gpmc.c
@@ -959,6 +959,9 @@
 	dev_add_param(pdev, "eccmode", omap_gpmc_eccmode_set, NULL, 0);
 	dev_set_param(pdev, "eccmode", ecc_mode_strings[pdata->ecc_mode]);
 
+	if (! IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PARAMETER))
+		omap_gpmc_eccmode(oinfo, pdata->ecc_mode);
+
 	/* We are all set to register with the system now! */
 	err = add_mtd_device(minfo, "nand");
 	if (err) {