diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index d551ddd..5d0dc74 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -2200,7 +2200,8 @@ static int nand_do_write_ops(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to,
 		memset(chip->oob_poi, 0xff, mtd->oobsize);
 
 	/* Don't allow multipage oob writes with offset */
-	if (ops->ooboffs && (ops->ooboffs + ops->ooblen > oobmaxlen))
+	if (ops->oobbuf && ops->ooboffs &&
+	    (ops->ooboffs + ops->ooblen > oobmaxlen))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	while(1) {