2 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/logfs/dev_mtd.c b/fs/logfs/dev_mtd.c
index e97404d611e0..9c501449450d 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/dev_mtd.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/dev_mtd.c
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ static struct page *logfs_mtd_find_first_sb(struct super_block *sb, u64 *ofs)
         filler_t *filler = logfs_mtd_readpage;
         struct mtd_info *mtd = super->s_mtd;
 
-        if (!mtd_can_have_bb(mtd))
-                return NULL;
-
         *ofs = 0;
         while (mtd_block_isbad(mtd, *ofs)) {
                 *ofs += mtd->erasesize;
@@ -172,9 +169,6 @@ static struct page *logfs_mtd_find_last_sb(struct super_block *sb, u64 *ofs)
         filler_t *filler = logfs_mtd_readpage;
         struct mtd_info *mtd = super->s_mtd;
 
-        if (!mtd_can_have_bb(mtd))
-                return NULL;
-
         *ofs = mtd->size - mtd->erasesize;
         while (mtd_block_isbad(mtd, *ofs)) {
                 *ofs -= mtd->erasesize;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 221295208fd0..887ebe318c75 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static inline int mtd_has_oob(const struct mtd_info *mtd)
 
 static inline int mtd_can_have_bb(const struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
-        return 0;
+        return !!mtd->block_isbad;
 }
 
         /* Kernel-side ioctl definitions */