diff --git a/lib/libmtd.c b/lib/libmtd.c
index 9b247ae..9d24ef0 100644
--- a/lib/libmtd.c
+++ b/lib/libmtd.c
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ int mtd_write(libmtd_t desc, const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb,
 	ret = ioctl(fd, MEMWRITE, &ops);
 	if (ret == 0)
 		return 0;
-	else if (errno != ENOTTY && errno != EOPNOTSUPP)
+	else if (errno != ENOTTY && errno != EOPNOTSUPP && errno != ENOMEM)
 		return mtd_ioctl_error(mtd, eb, "MEMWRITE");
 
 	/* Fall back to old methods if necessary */