diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index 56574ba..1b673e1 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@
 	NAND_ECC_SOFT_BCH,
 } nand_ecc_modes_t;
 
+enum nand_ecc_algo {
+	NAND_ECC_UNKNOWN,
+	NAND_ECC_HAMMING,
+	NAND_ECC_BCH,
+};
+
 /*
  * Constants for Hardware ECC
  */
@@ -458,6 +464,7 @@
 /**
  * struct nand_ecc_ctrl - Control structure for ECC
  * @mode:	ECC mode
+ * @algo:	ECC algorithm
  * @steps:	number of ECC steps per page
  * @size:	data bytes per ECC step
  * @bytes:	ECC bytes per step
@@ -508,6 +515,7 @@
  */
 struct nand_ecc_ctrl {
 	nand_ecc_modes_t mode;
+	enum nand_ecc_algo algo;
 	int steps;
 	int size;
 	int bytes;