diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index ba05b76..94a65d4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -460,8 +460,8 @@ static int nand_block_checkbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, int getchip,
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd->priv;
 
 	if (!(chip->options & NAND_BBT_SCANNED)) {
-		chip->scan_bbt(mtd);
 		chip->options |= NAND_BBT_SCANNED;
+		chip->scan_bbt(mtd);
 	}
 
 	if (!chip->bbt)