1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/nandwrite.c b/miscutils/nandwrite.c
index 6c85ea346..de30a0c1f 100644
--- a/miscutils/nandwrite.c
+++ b/miscutils/nandwrite.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 #define OPT_f   (1 << 3)
 #define OPT_l   (1 << 4)
 
-#define NAND_MAX_OOBSIZE 256
 /* helper for writing out 0xff for bad blocks pad */
 static void dump_bad(struct mtd_info_user *meminfo, unsigned len, int oob)
 {
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ int nandwrite_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int nandwrite_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 {
         /* Buffer for OOB data */
-        unsigned char oobbuf[NAND_MAX_OOBSIZE];
+        unsigned char *oobbuf;
         unsigned opts;
         int fd;
         ssize_t cnt;
@@ -135,10 +134,6 @@ int nandwrite_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         fd = xopen(argv[0], O_RDWR);
         xioctl(fd, MEMGETINFO, &meminfo);
 
-        oob.start  = 0;
-        oob.length = meminfo.oobsize;
-        oob.ptr    = oobbuf;
-
         mtdoffset = xstrtou(opt_s, 0);
         if (IS_NANDDUMP && (opts & OPT_l)) {
                 unsigned length = xstrtou(opt_l, 0);
@@ -153,6 +148,11 @@ int nandwrite_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 bb_error_msg_and_die("start address is not page aligned");
 
         filebuf = xmalloc(meminfo_writesize);
+        oobbuf = xmalloc(meminfo.oobsize);
+
+        oob.start  = 0;
+        oob.length = meminfo.oobsize;
+        oob.ptr    = oobbuf;
 
         blockstart = mtdoffset & ~(meminfo.erasesize - 1);
         if (blockstart != mtdoffset) {