diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.14/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.14/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
index aa4dc12201..66da310e84 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.14/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.14/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 
 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
 +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
-@@ -1171,6 +1171,54 @@ static struct mtd_info * __init open_mtd
+@@ -1171,6 +1171,68 @@ static struct mtd_info * __init open_mtd
  	return mtd;
  }
  
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 +{
 +	int err;
 +	struct mtd_info *mtd;
++	loff_t offset = 0;
 +	size_t len;
 +	char magic[4];
 +
@@ -31,9 +32,22 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 +	if (IS_ERR(mtd))
 +		return;
 +
++	/* get the first not bad block */
++	if (mtd_can_have_bb(mtd))
++		while (mtd_block_isbad(mtd, offset)) {
++			offset += mtd->erasesize;
++
++			if (offset > mtd->size) {
++				pr_err("UBI error: Failed to find a non-bad "
++				       "block on mtd%d\n", mtd->index);
++				goto cleanup;
++			}
++		}
++
 +	/* check for a valid ubi magic if read from flash was successful */
-+	err = mtd_read(mtd, 0, 4, &len, (void *) magic);
-+	if (!err && len == 4 && strncmp(magic, "UBI#", 4)) {
++	err = mtd_read(mtd, offset, 4, &len, (void *) magic);
++	if ((!err || mtd_is_bitflip(err)) &&
++	    len == 4 && strncmp(magic, "UBI#", 4)) {
 +		pr_err("UBI error: no valid UBI magic found inside mtd%d\n", mtd->index);
 +		goto cleanup;
 +	}
@@ -63,7 +77,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
  static int __init ubi_init(void)
  {
  	int err, i, k;
-@@ -1254,6 +1302,12 @@ static int __init ubi_init(void)
+@@ -1254,6 +1316,12 @@ static int __init ubi_init(void)
  		}
  	}
  
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
index 1436e486dd..8b923d17d6 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 
 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
 +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
-@@ -1226,6 +1226,54 @@ static struct mtd_info * __init open_mtd
+@@ -1226,6 +1226,68 @@ static struct mtd_info * __init open_mtd
  	return mtd;
  }
  
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 +{
 +	int err;
 +	struct mtd_info *mtd;
++	loff_t offset = 0;
 +	size_t len;
 +	char magic[4];
 +
@@ -31,9 +32,22 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 +	if (IS_ERR(mtd))
 +		return;
 +
++	/* get the first not bad block */
++	if (mtd_can_have_bb(mtd))
++		while (mtd_block_isbad(mtd, offset)) {
++			offset += mtd->erasesize;
++
++			if (offset > mtd->size) {
++				pr_err("UBI error: Failed to find a non-bad "
++				       "block on mtd%d\n", mtd->index);
++				goto cleanup;
++			}
++		}
++
 +	/* check for a valid ubi magic if read from flash was successful */
-+	err = mtd_read(mtd, 0, 4, &len, (void *) magic);
-+	if (!err && len == 4 && strncmp(magic, "UBI#", 4)) {
++	err = mtd_read(mtd, offset, 4, &len, (void *) magic);
++	if ((!err || mtd_is_bitflip(err)) &&
++	    len == 4 && strncmp(magic, "UBI#", 4)) {
 +		pr_err("UBI error: no valid UBI magic found inside mtd%d\n", mtd->index);
 +		goto cleanup;
 +	}
@@ -63,7 +77,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
  static int __init ubi_init(void)
  {
  	int err, i, k;
-@@ -1309,6 +1357,12 @@ static int __init ubi_init(void)
+@@ -1309,6 +1371,12 @@ static int __init ubi_init(void)
  		}
  	}