diff --git a/cpu/ppc4xx/ndfc.c b/cpu/ppc4xx/ndfc.c
index ec1b38cffa..9e2229daf9 100644
--- a/cpu/ppc4xx/ndfc.c
+++ b/cpu/ppc4xx/ndfc.c
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ static int ndfc_calculate_ecc(struct mtd_info *mtdinfo,
 
 	/* The NDFC uses Smart Media (SMC) bytes order
 	 */
-	ecc_code[0] = p[2];
-	ecc_code[1] = p[1];
+	ecc_code[0] = p[1];
+	ecc_code[1] = p[2];
 	ecc_code[2] = p[3];
 
 	return 0;