diff --git a/cpu/ppc4xx/ndfc.c b/cpu/ppc4xx/ndfc.c
index ba481ad558..971e2ae6c7 100644
--- a/cpu/ppc4xx/ndfc.c
+++ b/cpu/ppc4xx/ndfc.c
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ static int ndfc_calculate_ecc(struct mtd_info *mtdinfo,
 
 	/* The NDFC uses Smart Media (SMC) bytes order
 	 */
-	ecc_code[0] = p[1];
-	ecc_code[1] = p[2];
+	ecc_code[0] = p[2];
+	ecc_code[1] = p[1];
 	ecc_code[2] = p[3];
 
 	return 0;