diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 2212952..887ebe3 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
 
 static inline int mtd_can_have_bb(const struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
-	return 0;
+	return !!mtd->block_isbad;
 }
 
 	/* Kernel-side ioctl definitions */