diff --git a/cmd/ubi.c b/cmd/ubi.c
index ca5dc9021b..c857f07d93 100644
--- a/cmd/ubi.c
+++ b/cmd/ubi.c
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ bad:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int ubi_create_vol(char *volume, int64_t size, int dynamic, int vol_id)
+static int ubi_create_vol(char *volume, int64_t size, int dynamic, int vol_id,
+			  bool skipcheck)
 {
 	struct ubi_mkvol_req req;
 	int err;
@@ -163,7 +164,10 @@ static int ubi_create_vol(char *volume, int64_t size, int dynamic, int vol_id)
 	strcpy(req.name, volume);
 	req.name_len = strlen(volume);
 	req.name[req.name_len] = '\0';
-	req.padding1 = 0;
+	req.flags = 0;
+	if (skipcheck)
+		req.flags |= UBI_VOL_SKIP_CRC_CHECK_FLG;
+
 	/* It's duplicated at drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c */
 	err = verify_mkvol_req(ubi, &req);
 	if (err) {
@@ -469,6 +473,7 @@ static int do_ubi(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
 	int64_t size = 0;
 	ulong addr = 0;
+	bool skipcheck = false;
 
 	if (argc < 2)
 		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
@@ -527,6 +532,12 @@ static int do_ubi(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 		/* Use maximum available size */
 		size = 0;
 
+		/* E.g., create volume with "skipcheck" bit set */
+		if (argc == 7) {
+			skipcheck = strncmp(argv[6], "--skipcheck", 11) == 0;
+			argc--;
+		}
+
 		/* E.g., create volume size type vol_id */
 		if (argc == 6) {
 			id = simple_strtoull(argv[5], NULL, 16);
@@ -555,8 +566,10 @@ static int do_ubi(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 			printf("No size specified -> Using max size (%lld)\n", size);
 		}
 		/* E.g., create volume */
-		if (argc == 3)
-			return ubi_create_vol(argv[2], size, dynamic, id);
+		if (argc == 3) {
+			return ubi_create_vol(argv[2], size, dynamic, id,
+					      skipcheck);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (strncmp(argv[1], "remove", 6) == 0) {
@@ -623,7 +636,7 @@ static int do_ubi(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 }
 
 U_BOOT_CMD(
-	ubi, 6, 1, do_ubi,
+	ubi, 7, 1, do_ubi,
 	"ubi commands",
 	"detach"
 		" - detach ubi from a mtd partition\n"
@@ -634,7 +647,7 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
 		" - Display volume and ubi layout information\n"
 	"ubi check volumename"
 		" - check if volumename exists\n"
-	"ubi create[vol] volume [size] [type] [id]\n"
+	"ubi create[vol] volume [size] [type] [id] [--skipcheck]\n"
 		" - create volume name with size ('-' for maximum"
 		" available size)\n"
 	"ubi write[vol] address volume size"
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
index 2e171b0209..bcea71b1b2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume(int ubi_num, int vol_id, int mode)
 	desc->mode = mode;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ubi->ckvol_mutex);
-	if (!vol->checked) {
+	if (!vol->checked && !vol->skip_check) {
 		/* This is the first open - check the volume */
 		err = ubi_check_volume(ubi, vol_id);
 		if (err < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h
index bd7a580961..4af85c4247 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ enum {
  * Volume flags used in the volume table record.
  *
  * @UBI_VTBL_AUTORESIZE_FLG: auto-resize this volume
+ * @UBI_VTBL_SKIP_CRC_CHECK_FLG: skip the CRC check done on a static volume at
+ *				 open time. Should only be set on volumes that
+ *				 are used by upper layers doing this kind of
+ *				 check. Main use-case for this flag is
+ *				 boot-time reduction
  *
  * %UBI_VTBL_AUTORESIZE_FLG flag can be set only for one volume in the volume
  * table. UBI automatically re-sizes the volume which has this flag and makes
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ enum {
  */
 enum {
 	UBI_VTBL_AUTORESIZE_FLG = 0x01,
+	UBI_VTBL_SKIP_CRC_CHECK_FLG = 0x02,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
index 918d03590c..f44960186b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ struct ubi_fm_pool {
  *           atomic LEB change
  *
  * @eba_tbl: EBA table of this volume (LEB->PEB mapping)
+ * @skip_check: %1 if CRC check of this static volume should be skipped.
+ *		Directly reflects the presence of the
+ *		%UBI_VTBL_SKIP_CRC_CHECK_FLG flag in the vtbl entry
  * @checked: %1 if this static volume was checked
  * @corrupted: %1 if the volume is corrupted (static volumes only)
  * @upd_marker: %1 if the update marker is set for this volume
@@ -341,6 +344,7 @@ struct ubi_volume {
 	void *upd_buf;
 
 	int *eba_tbl;
+	unsigned int skip_check:1;
 	unsigned int checked:1;
 	unsigned int corrupted:1;
 	unsigned int upd_marker:1;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
index 94c8a98d47..a2ff1b5769 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ int ubi_create_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_mkvol_req *req)
 	if (!vol)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (req->flags & UBI_VOL_SKIP_CRC_CHECK_FLG)
+		vol->skip_check = 1;
+
 	spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 	if (vol_id == UBI_VOL_NUM_AUTO) {
 		/* Find unused volume ID */
@@ -295,6 +298,10 @@ int ubi_create_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_mkvol_req *req)
 		vtbl_rec.vol_type = UBI_VID_DYNAMIC;
 	else
 		vtbl_rec.vol_type = UBI_VID_STATIC;
+
+	if (vol->skip_check)
+		vtbl_rec.flags |= UBI_VTBL_SKIP_CRC_CHECK_FLG;
+
 	memcpy(vtbl_rec.name, vol->name, vol->name_len);
 
 	err = ubi_change_vtbl_record(ubi, vol_id, &vtbl_rec);
@@ -738,6 +745,11 @@ static int self_check_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 			ubi_err(ubi, "bad used_bytes");
 			goto fail;
 		}
+
+		if (vol->skip_check) {
+			ubi_err(ubi, "bad skip_check");
+			goto fail;
+		}
 	} else {
 		if (vol->used_ebs < 0 || vol->used_ebs > vol->reserved_pebs) {
 			ubi_err(ubi, "bad used_ebs");
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
index fe96d3a894..fb535c1a87 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
@@ -554,6 +554,9 @@ static int init_volumes(struct ubi_device *ubi,
 		vol->name[vol->name_len] = '\0';
 		vol->vol_id = i;
 
+		if (vtbl[i].flags & UBI_VTBL_SKIP_CRC_CHECK_FLG)
+			vol->skip_check = 1;
+
 		if (vtbl[i].flags & UBI_VTBL_AUTORESIZE_FLG) {
 			/* Auto re-size flag may be set only for one volume */
 			if (ubi->autoresize_vol_id != -1) {
diff --git a/include/mtd/ubi-user.h b/include/mtd/ubi-user.h
index cd81ef965c..8d472cc013 100644
--- a/include/mtd/ubi-user.h
+++ b/include/mtd/ubi-user.h
@@ -271,6 +271,20 @@ struct ubi_attach_req {
 	__s8 padding[10];
 };
 
+/*
+ * UBI volume flags.
+ *
+ * @UBI_VOL_SKIP_CRC_CHECK_FLG: skip the CRC check done on a static volume at
+ *				open time. Only valid for static volumes and
+ *				should only be used if the volume user has a
+ *				way to verify data integrity
+ */
+enum {
+	UBI_VOL_SKIP_CRC_CHECK_FLG = 0x1,
+};
+
+#define UBI_VOL_VALID_FLGS	(UBI_VOL_SKIP_CRC_CHECK_FLG)
+
 /**
  * struct ubi_mkvol_req - volume description data structure used in
  *                        volume creation requests.
@@ -278,7 +292,7 @@ struct ubi_attach_req {
  * @alignment: volume alignment
  * @bytes: volume size in bytes
  * @vol_type: volume type (%UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME or %UBI_STATIC_VOLUME)
- * @padding1: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
+ * @flags: volume flags (%UBI_VOL_SKIP_CRC_CHECK_FLG)
  * @name_len: volume name length
  * @padding2: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
  * @name: volume name
@@ -307,7 +321,7 @@ struct ubi_mkvol_req {
 	__s32 alignment;
 	__s64 bytes;
 	__s8 vol_type;
-	__s8 padding1;
+	__u8 flags;
 	__s16 name_len;
 	__s8 padding2[4];
 	char name[UBI_MAX_VOLUME_NAME + 1];