diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
index e673ac46f2e8..3c32d31f20aa 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
@@ -1604,6 +1604,13 @@ static int sunxi_nand_ooblayout_free(struct mtd_info *mtd, int section,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * The controller does not provide access to OOB bytes
+	 * past the end of the ECC data.
+	 */
+	if (section == ecc->steps && ecc->engine_type == NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_ON_HOST)
+		return -ERANGE;
+
 	oobregion->offset = section * (ecc->bytes + 4);
 
 	if (section < ecc->steps)