diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
index 162cd5f4f234..10a48e0d361f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
@@ -623,13 +623,12 @@ static void sunxi_nfc_randomizer_config(struct nand_chip *nand, int page,
 					bool ecc)
 {
 	struct sunxi_nfc *nfc = to_sunxi_nfc(nand->controller);
-	u32 ecc_ctl = readl(nfc->regs + NFC_REG_ECC_CTL);
+	u32 ecc_ctl;
 	u16 state;
 
 	if (!(nand->options & NAND_NEED_SCRAMBLING))
 		return;
 
-	ecc_ctl = readl(nfc->regs + NFC_REG_ECC_CTL);
 	state = sunxi_nfc_randomizer_state(nand, page, ecc);
 	ecc_ctl = readl(nfc->regs + NFC_REG_ECC_CTL) & ~NFC_RANDOM_SEED_MSK;
 	writel(ecc_ctl | NFC_RANDOM_SEED(state), nfc->regs + NFC_REG_ECC_CTL);