diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c
index 799df8d03357..a030792115bc 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ static int __init docg3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	cascade->base = base;
 	mutex_init(&cascade->lock);
 	cascade->bch = bch_init(DOC_ECC_BCH_M, DOC_ECC_BCH_T,
-				DOC_ECC_BCH_PRIMPOLY);
+				DOC_ECC_BCH_PRIMPOLY, false);
 	if (!cascade->bch)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_bch.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_bch.c
index d95fcc7358e9..d5af8c5fd02f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_bch.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_bch.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ struct nand_bch_control *nand_bch_init(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	if (!nbc)
 		goto fail;
 
-	nbc->bch = bch_init(m, t, 0);
+	nbc->bch = bch_init(m, t, 0, false);
 	if (!nbc->bch)
 		goto fail;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/bch.h b/include/linux/bch.h
index 9c35e7cd5890..85fdce83d4e2 100644
--- a/include/linux/bch.h
+++ b/include/linux/bch.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  * @cache:      log-based polynomial representation buffer
  * @elp:        error locator polynomial
  * @poly_2t:    temporary polynomials of degree 2t
+ * @swap_bits:  swap bits within data and syndrome bytes
  */
 struct bch_control {
 	unsigned int    m;
@@ -51,9 +52,11 @@ struct bch_control {
 	int            *cache;
 	struct gf_poly *elp;
 	struct gf_poly *poly_2t[4];
+	bool		swap_bits;
 };
 
-struct bch_control *bch_init(int m, int t, unsigned int prim_poly);
+struct bch_control *bch_init(int m, int t, unsigned int prim_poly,
+			     bool swap_bits);
 
 void bch_free(struct bch_control *bch);
 
diff --git a/lib/bch.c b/lib/bch.c
index 1091841ac716..7c031ee8b93b 100644
--- a/lib/bch.c
+++ b/lib/bch.c
@@ -114,6 +114,49 @@ struct gf_poly_deg1 {
 	unsigned int   c[2];
 };
 
+static u8 swap_bits_table[] = {
+	0x00, 0x80, 0x40, 0xc0, 0x20, 0xa0, 0x60, 0xe0,
+	0x10, 0x90, 0x50, 0xd0, 0x30, 0xb0, 0x70, 0xf0,
+	0x08, 0x88, 0x48, 0xc8, 0x28, 0xa8, 0x68, 0xe8,
+	0x18, 0x98, 0x58, 0xd8, 0x38, 0xb8, 0x78, 0xf8,
+	0x04, 0x84, 0x44, 0xc4, 0x24, 0xa4, 0x64, 0xe4,
+	0x14, 0x94, 0x54, 0xd4, 0x34, 0xb4, 0x74, 0xf4,
+	0x0c, 0x8c, 0x4c, 0xcc, 0x2c, 0xac, 0x6c, 0xec,
+	0x1c, 0x9c, 0x5c, 0xdc, 0x3c, 0xbc, 0x7c, 0xfc,
+	0x02, 0x82, 0x42, 0xc2, 0x22, 0xa2, 0x62, 0xe2,
+	0x12, 0x92, 0x52, 0xd2, 0x32, 0xb2, 0x72, 0xf2,
+	0x0a, 0x8a, 0x4a, 0xca, 0x2a, 0xaa, 0x6a, 0xea,
+	0x1a, 0x9a, 0x5a, 0xda, 0x3a, 0xba, 0x7a, 0xfa,
+	0x06, 0x86, 0x46, 0xc6, 0x26, 0xa6, 0x66, 0xe6,
+	0x16, 0x96, 0x56, 0xd6, 0x36, 0xb6, 0x76, 0xf6,
+	0x0e, 0x8e, 0x4e, 0xce, 0x2e, 0xae, 0x6e, 0xee,
+	0x1e, 0x9e, 0x5e, 0xde, 0x3e, 0xbe, 0x7e, 0xfe,
+	0x01, 0x81, 0x41, 0xc1, 0x21, 0xa1, 0x61, 0xe1,
+	0x11, 0x91, 0x51, 0xd1, 0x31, 0xb1, 0x71, 0xf1,
+	0x09, 0x89, 0x49, 0xc9, 0x29, 0xa9, 0x69, 0xe9,
+	0x19, 0x99, 0x59, 0xd9, 0x39, 0xb9, 0x79, 0xf9,
+	0x05, 0x85, 0x45, 0xc5, 0x25, 0xa5, 0x65, 0xe5,
+	0x15, 0x95, 0x55, 0xd5, 0x35, 0xb5, 0x75, 0xf5,
+	0x0d, 0x8d, 0x4d, 0xcd, 0x2d, 0xad, 0x6d, 0xed,
+	0x1d, 0x9d, 0x5d, 0xdd, 0x3d, 0xbd, 0x7d, 0xfd,
+	0x03, 0x83, 0x43, 0xc3, 0x23, 0xa3, 0x63, 0xe3,
+	0x13, 0x93, 0x53, 0xd3, 0x33, 0xb3, 0x73, 0xf3,
+	0x0b, 0x8b, 0x4b, 0xcb, 0x2b, 0xab, 0x6b, 0xeb,
+	0x1b, 0x9b, 0x5b, 0xdb, 0x3b, 0xbb, 0x7b, 0xfb,
+	0x07, 0x87, 0x47, 0xc7, 0x27, 0xa7, 0x67, 0xe7,
+	0x17, 0x97, 0x57, 0xd7, 0x37, 0xb7, 0x77, 0xf7,
+	0x0f, 0x8f, 0x4f, 0xcf, 0x2f, 0xaf, 0x6f, 0xef,
+	0x1f, 0x9f, 0x5f, 0xdf, 0x3f, 0xbf, 0x7f, 0xff,
+};
+
+static u8 swap_bits(struct bch_control *bch, u8 in)
+{
+	if (!bch->swap_bits)
+		return in;
+
+	return swap_bits_table[in];
+}
+
 /*
  * same as bch_encode(), but process input data one byte at a time
  */
@@ -126,7 +169,9 @@ static void bch_encode_unaligned(struct bch_control *bch,
 	const int l = BCH_ECC_WORDS(bch)-1;
 
 	while (len--) {
-		p = bch->mod8_tab + (l+1)*(((ecc[0] >> 24)^(*data++)) & 0xff);
+		u8 tmp = swap_bits(bch, *data++);
+
+		p = bch->mod8_tab + (l+1)*(((ecc[0] >> 24)^(tmp)) & 0xff);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < l; i++)
 			ecc[i] = ((ecc[i] << 8)|(ecc[i+1] >> 24))^(*p++);
@@ -145,10 +190,16 @@ static void load_ecc8(struct bch_control *bch, uint32_t *dst,
 	unsigned int i, nwords = BCH_ECC_WORDS(bch)-1;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nwords; i++, src += 4)
-		dst[i] = (src[0] << 24)|(src[1] << 16)|(src[2] << 8)|src[3];
+		dst[i] = ((u32)swap_bits(bch, src[0]) << 24) |
+			((u32)swap_bits(bch, src[1]) << 16) |
+			((u32)swap_bits(bch, src[2]) << 8) |
+			swap_bits(bch, src[3]);
 
 	memcpy(pad, src, BCH_ECC_BYTES(bch)-4*nwords);
-	dst[nwords] = (pad[0] << 24)|(pad[1] << 16)|(pad[2] << 8)|pad[3];
+	dst[nwords] = ((u32)swap_bits(bch, pad[0]) << 24) |
+		((u32)swap_bits(bch, pad[1]) << 16) |
+		((u32)swap_bits(bch, pad[2]) << 8) |
+		swap_bits(bch, pad[3]);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -161,15 +212,15 @@ static void store_ecc8(struct bch_control *bch, uint8_t *dst,
 	unsigned int i, nwords = BCH_ECC_WORDS(bch)-1;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nwords; i++) {
-		*dst++ = (src[i] >> 24);
-		*dst++ = (src[i] >> 16) & 0xff;
-		*dst++ = (src[i] >>  8) & 0xff;
-		*dst++ = (src[i] >>  0) & 0xff;
+		*dst++ = swap_bits(bch, src[i] >> 24);
+		*dst++ = swap_bits(bch, src[i] >> 16);
+		*dst++ = swap_bits(bch, src[i] >> 8);
+		*dst++ = swap_bits(bch, src[i]);
 	}
-	pad[0] = (src[nwords] >> 24);
-	pad[1] = (src[nwords] >> 16) & 0xff;
-	pad[2] = (src[nwords] >>  8) & 0xff;
-	pad[3] = (src[nwords] >>  0) & 0xff;
+	pad[0] = swap_bits(bch, src[nwords] >> 24);
+	pad[1] = swap_bits(bch, src[nwords] >> 16);
+	pad[2] = swap_bits(bch, src[nwords] >> 8);
+	pad[3] = swap_bits(bch, src[nwords]);
 	memcpy(dst, pad, BCH_ECC_BYTES(bch)-4*nwords);
 }
 
@@ -240,7 +291,13 @@ void bch_encode(struct bch_control *bch, const uint8_t *data,
 	 */
 	while (mlen--) {
 		/* input data is read in big-endian format */
-		w = r[0]^cpu_to_be32(*pdata++);
+		w = cpu_to_be32(*pdata++);
+		if (bch->swap_bits)
+			w = (u32)swap_bits(bch, w) |
+			    ((u32)swap_bits(bch, w >> 8) << 8) |
+			    ((u32)swap_bits(bch, w >> 16) << 16) |
+			    ((u32)swap_bits(bch, w >> 24) << 24);
+		w ^= r[0];
 		p0 = tab0 + (l+1)*((w >>  0) & 0xff);
 		p1 = tab1 + (l+1)*((w >>  8) & 0xff);
 		p2 = tab2 + (l+1)*((w >> 16) & 0xff);
@@ -1048,7 +1105,9 @@ int bch_decode(struct bch_control *bch, const uint8_t *data, unsigned int len,
 				break;
 			}
 			errloc[i] = nbits-1-errloc[i];
-			errloc[i] = (errloc[i] & ~7)|(7-(errloc[i] & 7));
+			if (!bch->swap_bits)
+				errloc[i] = (errloc[i] & ~7) |
+					    (7-(errloc[i] & 7));
 		}
 	}
 	return (err >= 0) ? err : -EBADMSG;
@@ -1240,6 +1299,7 @@ static uint32_t *compute_generator_polynomial(struct bch_control *bch)
  * @m:          Galois field order, should be in the range 5-15
  * @t:          maximum error correction capability, in bits
  * @prim_poly:  user-provided primitive polynomial (or 0 to use default)
+ * @swap_bits:  swap bits within data and syndrome bytes
  *
  * Returns:
  *  a newly allocated BCH control structure if successful, NULL otherwise
@@ -1256,7 +1316,8 @@ static uint32_t *compute_generator_polynomial(struct bch_control *bch)
  * BCH control structure, ecc length in bytes is given by member @ecc_bytes of
  * the structure.
  */
-struct bch_control *bch_init(int m, int t, unsigned int prim_poly)
+struct bch_control *bch_init(int m, int t, unsigned int prim_poly,
+			     bool swap_bits)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	unsigned int i, words;
@@ -1321,6 +1382,7 @@ struct bch_control *bch_init(int m, int t, unsigned int prim_poly)
 	bch->syn       = bch_alloc(2*t*sizeof(*bch->syn), &err);
 	bch->cache     = bch_alloc(2*t*sizeof(*bch->cache), &err);
 	bch->elp       = bch_alloc((t+1)*sizeof(struct gf_poly_deg1), &err);
+	bch->swap_bits = swap_bits;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bch->poly_2t); i++)
 		bch->poly_2t[i] = bch_alloc(GF_POLY_SZ(2*t), &err);