diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
index 2f97228f188a..b55a225387cd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
@@ -1440,6 +1440,8 @@ static int gpmc_probe_nand_child(struct platform_device *pdev,
 				break;
 			}
 
+	gpmc_nand_data->flash_bbt = of_get_nand_on_flash_bbt(child);
+
 	val = of_get_nand_bus_width(child);
 	if (val == 16)
 		gpmc_nand_data->devsize = NAND_BUSWIDTH_16;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
index 5967b385141b..e1a9b310c159 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
@@ -1663,7 +1663,6 @@ static int omap_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mtd->owner		= THIS_MODULE;
 	nand_chip		= &info->nand;
 	nand_chip->ecc.priv	= NULL;
-	nand_chip->options	|= NAND_SKIP_BBTSCAN;
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	nand_chip->IO_ADDR_R = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
@@ -1692,6 +1691,11 @@ static int omap_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		nand_chip->chip_delay = 50;
 	}
 
+	if (pdata->flash_bbt)
+		nand_chip->bbt_options |= NAND_BBT_USE_FLASH | NAND_BBT_NO_OOB;
+	else
+		nand_chip->options |= NAND_SKIP_BBTSCAN;
+
 	/* scan NAND device connected to chip controller */
 	nand_chip->options |= pdata->devsize & NAND_BUSWIDTH_16;
 	if (nand_scan_ident(mtd, 1, NULL)) {
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/mtd-nand-omap2.h b/include/linux/platform_data/mtd-nand-omap2.h
index 16ec262dfcc8..090bbab0130a 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/mtd-nand-omap2.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/mtd-nand-omap2.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct omap_nand_platform_data {
 	struct mtd_partition	*parts;
 	int			nr_parts;
 	bool			dev_ready;
+	bool			flash_bbt;
 	enum nand_io		xfer_type;
 	int			devsize;
 	enum omap_ecc           ecc_opt;