diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index 8cf5bdbea7821..9cbb41a5541c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -523,6 +523,16 @@ nanddev_get_memorg(struct nand_device *nand)
 	return &nand->memorg;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nanddev_get_ecc_conf() - Extract the ECC configuration from a NAND device
+ * @nand: NAND device
+ */
+static inline const struct nand_ecc_props *
+nanddev_get_ecc_conf(struct nand_device *nand)
+{
+	return &nand->eccreq;
+}
+
 int nanddev_init(struct nand_device *nand, const struct nand_ops *ops,
 		 struct module *owner);
 void nanddev_cleanup(struct nand_device *nand);