diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 51653d9e1438..3ed9c5e4d34e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ static int nand_default_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 		ops.datbuf = NULL;
 		ops.oobbuf = buf;
 		ops.ooboffs = chip->badblockpos & ~0x01;
+		ops.mode = MTD_OPS_PLACE_OOB;
 		do {
 			ret = nand_do_write_oob(mtd, ofs, &ops);
 
@@ -1596,6 +1597,7 @@ static int nand_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 	ops.len = len;
 	ops.datbuf = buf;
 	ops.oobbuf = NULL;
+	ops.mode = 0;
 
 	ret = nand_do_read_ops(mtd, from, &ops);
 
@@ -2306,6 +2308,7 @@ static int panic_nand_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
 	ops.len = len;
 	ops.datbuf = (uint8_t *)buf;
 	ops.oobbuf = NULL;
+	ops.mode = 0;
 
 	ret = nand_do_write_ops(mtd, to, &ops);
 
@@ -2341,6 +2344,7 @@ static int nand_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
 	ops.len = len;
 	ops.datbuf = (uint8_t *)buf;
 	ops.oobbuf = NULL;
+	ops.mode = 0;
 
 	ret = nand_do_write_ops(mtd, to, &ops);