diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
index bac41ca..38e6d76 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
@@ -1132,6 +1132,8 @@
 			onenand_update_bufferram(mtd, from, !ret);
 			if (ret == -EBADMSG)
 				ret = 0;
+			if (ret)
+				break;
 		}
 
 		this->read_bufferram(mtd, ONENAND_DATARAM, buf, column, thislen);