diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.10/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.10/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
index 68e98ca8c1b98aafac2de43cd5b7c0aedd74f892..f97a442cb13f880365243e89948143e343024c90 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.10/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.10/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 
 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
 +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
-@@ -1207,6 +1207,47 @@
+@@ -1209,6 +1209,48 @@
  	return mtd;
  }
  
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 +{
 +	int err;
 +	struct mtd_info *mtd;
++
 +	/* try attaching mtd device named "ubi" or "data" */
 +	mtd = open_mtd_device("ubi");
 +	if (IS_ERR(mtd))
@@ -30,12 +31,12 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 +
 +	if (!IS_ERR(mtd)) {
 +		size_t len;
-+		char magic[6];
++		char magic[4];
 +
-+		/* check for a tar file magic */
-+		err = mtd_read(mtd, 261, 6, &len, (void *) magic);
-+		if (!err && len == 6 && !strncmp(magic, "ustar", 5)) {
-+			ubi_err("cannot attach mtd%d as there is a valid tar magic", mtd->index);
++		/* check for a valid ubi magic */
++		err = mtd_read(mtd, 0, 4, &len, (void *) magic);
++		if (!err && len == 4 && strncmp(magic, "UBI#", 4)) {
++			ubi_err("no valid UBI magic found inside mtd%d", mtd->index);
 +			put_mtd_device(mtd);
 +			return;
 +		}
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
  static int __init ubi_init(void)
  {
  	int err, i, k;
-@@ -1290,6 +1331,12 @@
+@@ -1298,6 +1340,12 @@
  		}
  	}
  
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.14/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.14/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
index ca785bfcbcb21e230afc642ca49df91df18c16c9..f97a442cb13f880365243e89948143e343024c90 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.14/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.14/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 +
 +	if (!IS_ERR(mtd)) {
 +		size_t len;
-+		char magic[6];
++		char magic[4];
 +
-+		/* check for a tar file magic */
-+		err = mtd_read(mtd, 261, 6, &len, (void *) magic);
-+		if (!err && len == 6 && !strncmp(magic, "ustar", 5)) {
-+			ubi_err("cannot attach mtd%d as there is a valid tar magic", mtd->index);
++		/* check for a valid ubi magic */
++		err = mtd_read(mtd, 0, 4, &len, (void *) magic);
++		if (!err && len == 4 && strncmp(magic, "UBI#", 4)) {
++			ubi_err("no valid UBI magic found inside mtd%d", mtd->index);
 +			put_mtd_device(mtd);
 +			return;
 +		}
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
index 2b7266585320885ba3bb25b4ce0885f012000b42..f97a442cb13f880365243e89948143e343024c90 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/490-ubi-auto-attach-mtd-device-named-ubi-or-data-on-boot.patch
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 
 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
 +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
-@@ -1209,6 +1209,47 @@
+@@ -1209,6 +1209,48 @@
  	return mtd;
  }
  
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 +{
 +	int err;
 +	struct mtd_info *mtd;
++
 +	/* try attaching mtd device named "ubi" or "data" */
 +	mtd = open_mtd_device("ubi");
 +	if (IS_ERR(mtd))
@@ -30,12 +31,12 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 +
 +	if (!IS_ERR(mtd)) {
 +		size_t len;
-+		char magic[6];
++		char magic[4];
 +
-+		/* check for a tar file magic */
-+		err = mtd_read(mtd, 261, 6, &len, (void *) magic);
-+		if (!err && len == 6 && !strncmp(magic, "ustar", 5)) {
-+			ubi_err("cannot attach mtd%d as there is a valid tar magic", mtd->index);
++		/* check for a valid ubi magic */
++		err = mtd_read(mtd, 0, 4, &len, (void *) magic);
++		if (!err && len == 4 && strncmp(magic, "UBI#", 4)) {
++			ubi_err("no valid UBI magic found inside mtd%d", mtd->index);
 +			put_mtd_device(mtd);
 +			return;
 +		}
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
  static int __init ubi_init(void)
  {
  	int err, i, k;
-@@ -1298,6 +1339,12 @@
+@@ -1298,6 +1340,12 @@
  		}
  	}