diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/arasan-nand-controller.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/arasan-nand-controller.c
index a0b5c539ca73..594d01229468 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/arasan-nand-controller.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/arasan-nand-controller.c
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ static int anfc_init_hw_ecc_controller(struct arasan_nfc *nfc,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, &nand_ooblayout_lp_ops);
+	mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, nand_get_large_page_layout());
 
 	ecc->steps = mtd->writesize / ecc->size;
 	ecc->algo = NAND_ECC_ALGO_BCH;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
index 2ebcf3087d8d..ab1c6d058e10 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ static int atmel_nand_pmecc_init(struct nand_chip *chip)
 
 	chip->options |= NAND_NO_SUBPAGE_WRITE;
 
-	mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, &nand_ooblayout_lp_ops);
+	mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, nand_get_large_page_layout());
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/davinci_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/davinci_nand.c
index 58966a9706b1..85e4606ab184 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/davinci_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/davinci_nand.c
@@ -645,7 +645,8 @@ static int davinci_nand_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 				mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd,
 						  &hwecc4_small_ooblayout_ops);
 			} else if (chunks == 4 || chunks == 8) {
-				mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, &nand_ooblayout_lp_ops);
+				mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd,
+						  nand_get_large_page_layout());
 				info->chip.ecc.read_page = nand_davinci_read_page_hwecc_oob_first;
 			} else {
 				return -EIO;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ingenic/ingenic_nand_drv.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ingenic/ingenic_nand_drv.c
index 70309f18124c..986fb1c5f352 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ingenic/ingenic_nand_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ingenic/ingenic_nand_drv.c
@@ -243,8 +243,10 @@ static int ingenic_nand_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 	/* For legacy reasons we use a different layout on the qi,lb60 board. */
 	if (of_machine_is_compatible("qi,lb60"))
 		mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, &qi_lb60_ooblayout_ops);
-	else
+	else if (nfc->soc_info->oob_layout)
 		mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, nfc->soc_info->oob_layout);
+	else
+		mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, nand_get_large_page_layout());
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -532,7 +534,6 @@ static const struct jz_soc_info jz4740_soc_info = {
 	.data_offset = 0x00000000,
 	.cmd_offset = 0x00008000,
 	.addr_offset = 0x00010000,
-	.oob_layout = &nand_ooblayout_lp_ops,
 };
 
 static const struct jz_soc_info jz4725b_soc_info = {
@@ -546,7 +547,6 @@ static const struct jz_soc_info jz4780_soc_info = {
 	.data_offset = 0x00000000,
 	.cmd_offset = 0x00400000,
 	.addr_offset = 0x00800000,
-	.oob_layout = &nand_ooblayout_lp_ops,
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id ingenic_nand_dt_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
index bc2d5d2e8f4c..1eb478ec1d1c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
@@ -95,11 +95,16 @@ static int nand_ooblayout_free_sp(struct mtd_info *mtd, int section,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops nand_ooblayout_sp_ops = {
+static const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops nand_ooblayout_sp_ops = {
 	.ecc = nand_ooblayout_ecc_sp,
 	.free = nand_ooblayout_free_sp,
 };
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nand_ooblayout_sp_ops);
+
+const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops *nand_get_small_page_layout(void)
+{
+	return &nand_ooblayout_sp_ops;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nand_get_small_page_layout);
 
 static int nand_ooblayout_ecc_lp(struct mtd_info *mtd, int section,
 				 struct mtd_oob_region *oobregion)
@@ -131,11 +136,16 @@ static int nand_ooblayout_free_lp(struct mtd_info *mtd, int section,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops nand_ooblayout_lp_ops = {
+static const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops nand_ooblayout_lp_ops = {
 	.ecc = nand_ooblayout_ecc_lp,
 	.free = nand_ooblayout_free_lp,
 };
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nand_ooblayout_lp_ops);
+
+const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops *nand_get_large_page_layout(void)
+{
+	return &nand_ooblayout_lp_ops;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nand_get_large_page_layout);
 
 /*
  * Support the old "large page" layout used for 1-bit Hamming ECC where ECC
@@ -205,6 +215,12 @@ static const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops nand_ooblayout_lp_hamming_ops = {
 	.free = nand_ooblayout_free_lp_hamming,
 };
 
+const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops *nand_get_large_page_hamming_layout(void)
+{
+	return &nand_ooblayout_lp_hamming_ops;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nand_get_large_page_hamming_layout);
+
 static int nand_pairing_dist3_get_info(struct mtd_info *mtd, int page,
 				       struct mtd_pairing_info *info)
 {
@@ -5379,7 +5395,7 @@ static int nand_set_ecc_soft_ops(struct nand_chip *chip)
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 
-			mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, &nand_ooblayout_lp_ops);
+			mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, nand_get_large_page_layout());
 
 		}
 
@@ -5388,7 +5404,7 @@ static int nand_set_ecc_soft_ops(struct nand_chip *chip)
 		 * used, otherwise we don't know how many bytes can really be
 		 * used.
 		 */
-		if (mtd->ooblayout == &nand_ooblayout_lp_ops &&
+		if (mtd->ooblayout == nand_get_large_page_layout() &&
 		    ecc->options & NAND_ECC_MAXIMIZE) {
 			int steps, bytes;
 
@@ -5787,11 +5803,12 @@ static int nand_scan_tail(struct nand_chip *chip)
 		switch (mtd->oobsize) {
 		case 8:
 		case 16:
-			mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, &nand_ooblayout_sp_ops);
+			mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, nand_get_small_page_layout());
 			break;
 		case 64:
 		case 128:
-			mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, &nand_ooblayout_lp_hamming_ops);
+			mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd,
+					  nand_get_large_page_hamming_layout());
 			break;
 		default:
 			/*
@@ -5803,7 +5820,7 @@ static int nand_scan_tail(struct nand_chip *chip)
 			 */
 			if (ecc->engine_type == NAND_ECC_ENGINE_TYPE_NONE) {
 				mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd,
-						&nand_ooblayout_lp_ops);
+						  nand_get_large_page_layout());
 				break;
 			}
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_toshiba.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_toshiba.c
index 1180068007a9..bdfbb9d121a5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_toshiba.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_toshiba.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void toshiba_nand_benand_init(struct nand_chip *chip)
 
 	chip->options |= NAND_SUBPAGE_READ;
 
-	mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, &nand_ooblayout_lp_ops);
+	mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, nand_get_large_page_layout());
 }
 
 static void toshiba_nand_decode_id(struct nand_chip *chip)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/vf610_nfc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/vf610_nfc.c
index 8ee2c1f539c4..9b863bfcb997 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/vf610_nfc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/vf610_nfc.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ static int vf610_nfc_attach_chip(struct nand_chip *chip)
 		mtd->oobsize = 64;
 
 	/* Use default large page ECC layout defined in NAND core */
-	mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, &nand_ooblayout_lp_ops);
+	mtd_set_ooblayout(mtd, nand_get_large_page_layout());
 	if (chip->ecc.strength == 32) {
 		nfc->ecc_mode = ECC_60_BYTE;
 		chip->ecc.bytes = 60;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h b/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
index 8f7f1cce3b4b..106f3698875d 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
@@ -1159,8 +1159,9 @@ struct nand_chip {
 	int (*unlock_area)(struct nand_chip *chip, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
 };
 
-extern const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops nand_ooblayout_sp_ops;
-extern const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops nand_ooblayout_lp_ops;
+const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops *nand_get_small_page_layout(void);
+const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops *nand_get_large_page_layout(void);
+const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops *nand_get_large_page_hamming_layout(void);
 
 static inline struct nand_chip *mtd_to_nand(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
