diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
index d9e75dafdd45..0fccf149f5aa 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ static struct block2mtd_dev *add_device(char *devname, int erase_size)
 	dev->mtd.size = dev->blkdev->bd_inode->i_size & PAGE_MASK;
 	dev->mtd.erasesize = erase_size;
 	dev->mtd.writesize = 1;
+	dev->mtd.writebufsize = PAGE_SIZE;
 	dev->mtd.type = MTD_RAM;
 	dev->mtd.flags = MTD_CAP_RAM;
 	dev->mtd._erase = block2mtd_erase;