diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsmc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsmc_nand.c
index edfaa21..e58af4b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsmc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsmc_nand.c
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@
 {
 	struct fsmc_nand_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 	u32 val;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* Set default NAND width to 8 bits */
 	pdata->width = 8;
@@ -891,8 +892,12 @@
 				sizeof(*pdata->nand_timings), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pdata->nand_timings)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	of_property_read_u8_array(np, "timings", (u8 *)pdata->nand_timings,
+	ret = of_property_read_u8_array(np, "timings", (u8 *)pdata->nand_timings,
 						sizeof(*pdata->nand_timings));
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "No timings in dts specified, using default timings!\n");
+		pdata->nand_timings = NULL;
+	}
 
 	/* Set default NAND bank to 0 */
 	pdata->bank = 0;