diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_util.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_util.c
index 60c778e637..7ed8b1891c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_util.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_util.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ int nand_write_skip_bad(nand_info_t *nand, loff_t offset, size_t *length,
 				ops.oobbuf = ops.datbuf + pagesize;
 
 				rval = nand->write_oob(nand, offset, &ops);
-				if (!rval)
+				if (rval != 0)
 					break;
 
 				offset += pagesize;