diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
index 0c05f77f9b21..dd0d0bf5f57f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static void blktrans_notify_add(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
 	struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr;
 
-	if (mtd->type == MTD_ABSENT)
+	if (mtd->type == MTD_ABSENT || mtd->type == MTD_UBIVOLUME)
 		return;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(tr, &blktrans_majors, list)
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ int register_mtd_blktrans(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr)
 	list_add(&tr->list, &blktrans_majors);
 
 	mtd_for_each_device(mtd)
-		if (mtd->type != MTD_ABSENT)
+		if (mtd->type != MTD_ABSENT && mtd->type != MTD_UBIVOLUME)
 			tr->add_mtd(tr, mtd);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&mtd_table_mutex);