diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
index 3c146d47d51fd5..7f81e05e24aa3c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
@@ -813,10 +813,13 @@ static int atmel_nand_pmecc_correct_data(struct nand_chip *chip, void *buf,
 							  NULL, 0,
 							  chip->ecc.strength);
 
-		if (ret >= 0)
+		if (ret >= 0) {
+			mtd->ecc_stats.corrected += ret;
 			max_bitflips = max(ret, max_bitflips);
-		else
+		}
+		else {
 			mtd->ecc_stats.failed++;
+		}
 
 		databuf += chip->ecc.size;
 		eccbuf += chip->ecc.bytes;