diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
index bcb7f05..d0eaef6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
@@ -435,9 +435,11 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int mtd_do_readoob(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint64_t start,
-	uint32_t length, void __user *ptr, uint32_t __user *retp)
+static int mtd_do_readoob(struct file *file, struct mtd_info *mtd,
+	uint64_t start, uint32_t length, void __user *ptr,
+	uint32_t __user *retp)
 {
+	struct mtd_file_info *mfi = file->private_data;
 	struct mtd_oob_ops ops;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -455,7 +457,7 @@
 	ops.ooblen = length;
 	ops.ooboffs = start & (mtd->writesize - 1);
 	ops.datbuf = NULL;
-	ops.mode = MTD_OOB_PLACE;
+	ops.mode = (mfi->mode == MTD_MODE_RAW) ? MTD_OOB_RAW : MTD_OOB_PLACE;
 
 	if (ops.ooboffs && ops.ooblen > (mtd->oobsize - ops.ooboffs))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -716,7 +718,7 @@
 		if (copy_from_user(&buf, argp, sizeof(buf)))
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 		else
-			ret = mtd_do_readoob(mtd, buf.start, buf.length,
+			ret = mtd_do_readoob(file, mtd, buf.start, buf.length,
 				buf.ptr, &buf_user->start);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -743,7 +745,7 @@
 		if (copy_from_user(&buf, argp, sizeof(buf)))
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 		else
-			ret = mtd_do_readoob(mtd, buf.start, buf.length,
+			ret = mtd_do_readoob(file, mtd, buf.start, buf.length,
 				(void __user *)(uintptr_t)buf.usr_ptr,
 				&buf_user->length);
 		break;
@@ -1029,7 +1031,7 @@
 		if (copy_from_user(&buf, argp, sizeof(buf)))
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 		else
-			ret = mtd_do_readoob(mtd, buf.start,
+			ret = mtd_do_readoob(file, mtd, buf.start,
 				buf.length, compat_ptr(buf.ptr),
 				&buf_user->start);
 		break;