diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c b/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
index 75f38b95811e..dfbab6c72b74 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static int omap3_onenand_read_bufferram(struct mtd_info *mtd, int area,
 		goto out_copy;
 
 	/* panic_write() may be in an interrupt context */
-	if (in_interrupt())
+	if (in_interrupt() || oops_in_progress)
 		goto out_copy;
 
 	if (buf >= high_memory) {
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static int omap3_onenand_write_bufferram(struct mtd_info *mtd, int area,
 		goto out_copy;
 
 	/* panic_write() may be in an interrupt context */
-	if (in_interrupt())
+	if (in_interrupt() || oops_in_progress)
 		goto out_copy;
 
 	if (buf >= high_memory) {