diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
index 3013d08..3731523 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
@@ -419,8 +419,9 @@
 		info.erasesize	= mtd->erasesize;
 		info.writesize	= mtd->writesize;
 		info.oobsize	= mtd->oobsize;
-		info.ecctype	= mtd->ecctype;
-		info.eccsize	= mtd->eccsize;
+		/* The below fields are obsolete */
+		info.ecctype	= -1;
+		info.eccsize	= 0;
 		if (copy_to_user(argp, &info, sizeof(struct mtd_info_user)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		break;