diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-netgear-rn2120.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-netgear-rn2120.dts
index ff049ee862ebd2..b4aba09de911f7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-netgear-rn2120.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-netgear-rn2120.dts
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@
 				marvell,nand-enable-arbiter;
 				nand-on-flash-bbt;
 
+				/* Use Hardware BCH ECC */
+				nand-ecc-strength = <4>;
+				nand-ecc-step-size = <512>;
+
 				partition@0 {
 					label = "u-boot";
 					reg = <0x0000000 0x180000>;  /* 1.5MB */