diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index ddffe76..71052d0 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -409,7 +409,10 @@ static int nand_default_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 	/* Do we have a flash based bad block table ? */
 	if (chip->options & NAND_USE_FLASH_BBT)
 		ret = nand_update_bbt(mtd, ofs);
-	else {
+	/* put also the bad block marker in case we loose BBT or
+	   the bootloader doesn't support reading it
+	 */
+	{
 		nand_get_device(chip, mtd, FL_WRITING);
 
 		/* Write to first two pages and to byte 1 and 6 if necessary.