diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6ulz-bsh-smm-m2.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6ulz-bsh-smm-m2.dts
index 6159ed70d9661..6afc511895d9a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6ulz-bsh-smm-m2.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6ulz-bsh-smm-m2.dts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ &gpmi {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_gpmi_nand>;
 	nand-on-flash-bbt;
+	fsl,use-minimum-ecc;
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mn-bsh-smm-s2.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mn-bsh-smm-s2.dts
index 11a1ba5bfdb7e..df11f81ac50c1 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mn-bsh-smm-s2.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mn-bsh-smm-s2.dts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ memory@40000000 {
 &gpmi {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_gpmi_nand>;
+	fsl,use-minimum-ecc;
 	status = "okay";
 };