diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/gigadevice.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/gigadevice.c
index 1dd1c5898093..313fd45174dd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/gigadevice.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/gigadevice.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static int gd5fxgq4uexxg_ecc_get_status(struct spinand_device *spinand,
 {
 	u8 status2;
 	struct spi_mem_op op = SPINAND_GET_FEATURE_OP(GD5FXGQXXEXXG_REG_STATUS2,
-						      &status2);
+						      spinand->scratchbuf);
 	int ret;
 
 	switch (status & STATUS_ECC_MASK) {
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ static int gd5fxgq4uexxg_ecc_get_status(struct spinand_device *spinand,
 		 * report the maximum of 4 in this case
 		 */
 		/* bits sorted this way (3...0): ECCS1,ECCS0,ECCSE1,ECCSE0 */
+		status2 = *(spinand->scratchbuf);
 		return ((status & STATUS_ECC_MASK) >> 2) |
 			((status2 & STATUS_ECC_MASK) >> 4);
 
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ static int gd5fxgq5xexxg_ecc_get_status(struct spinand_device *spinand,
 {
 	u8 status2;
 	struct spi_mem_op op = SPINAND_GET_FEATURE_OP(GD5FXGQXXEXXG_REG_STATUS2,
-						      &status2);
+						      spinand->scratchbuf);
 	int ret;
 
 	switch (status & STATUS_ECC_MASK) {
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ static int gd5fxgq5xexxg_ecc_get_status(struct spinand_device *spinand,
 		 * 1 ... 4 bits are flipped (and corrected)
 		 */
 		/* bits sorted this way (1...0): ECCSE1, ECCSE0 */
+		status2 = *(spinand->scratchbuf);
 		return ((status2 & STATUS_ECC_MASK) >> 4) + 1;
 
 	case STATUS_ECC_UNCOR_ERROR: