diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 70e780c..d04c7ea 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -2905,7 +2905,7 @@
 		WATCHDOG_RESET();
 
 		/* Check if we have a bad block, we do not erase bad blocks! */
-		if (nand_block_checkbad(mtd, ((loff_t) page) <<
+		if (!instr->scrub && nand_block_checkbad(mtd, ((loff_t) page) <<
 					chip->page_shift, 0, allowbbt)) {
 			pr_warn("%s: attempt to erase a bad block at page 0x%08x\n",
 				    __func__, page);