diff --git a/drivers/of/of_mtd.c b/drivers/of/of_mtd.c
index a27ec94877e4..b7361ed70537 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_mtd.c
@@ -49,6 +49,40 @@ int of_get_nand_ecc_mode(struct device_node *np)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_get_nand_ecc_mode);
 
+/**
+ * of_get_nand_ecc_step_size - Get ECC step size associated to
+ * the required ECC strength (see below).
+ * @np:	Pointer to the given device_node
+ *
+ * return the ECC step size, or errno in error case.
+ */
+int of_get_nand_ecc_step_size(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 val;
+
+	ret = of_property_read_u32(np, "nand-ecc-step-size", &val);
+	return ret ? ret : val;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_get_nand_ecc_step_size);
+
+/**
+ * of_get_nand_ecc_strength - Get required ECC strength over the
+ * correspnding step size as defined by 'nand-ecc-size'
+ * @np:	Pointer to the given device_node
+ *
+ * return the ECC strength, or errno in error case.
+ */
+int of_get_nand_ecc_strength(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 val;
+
+	ret = of_property_read_u32(np, "nand-ecc-strength", &val);
+	return ret ? ret : val;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_get_nand_ecc_strength);
+
 /**
  * of_get_nand_bus_width - Get nand bus witdh for given device_node
  * @np:	Pointer to the given device_node
diff --git a/include/linux/of_mtd.h b/include/linux/of_mtd.h
index cb32d9c1e8dc..e266caa36402 100644
--- a/include/linux/of_mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/of_mtd.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/of.h>
 int of_get_nand_ecc_mode(struct device_node *np);
+int of_get_nand_ecc_step_size(struct device_node *np);
+int of_get_nand_ecc_strength(struct device_node *np);
 int of_get_nand_bus_width(struct device_node *np);
 bool of_get_nand_on_flash_bbt(struct device_node *np);
 
@@ -23,6 +25,16 @@ static inline int of_get_nand_ecc_mode(struct device_node *np)
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
+static inline int of_get_nand_ecc_step_size(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+static inline int of_get_nand_ecc_strength(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
 static inline int of_get_nand_bus_width(struct device_node *np)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;