diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
index f40e457..6f6b2f3 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 
+#define MTDOOPS_KERNMSG_MAGIC 0x5d005d00
 #define OOPS_PAGE_SIZE 4096
 
 static struct mtdoops_context {
@@ -224,31 +225,33 @@
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = cxt->mtd;
 	int ret, page, maxpos = 0;
-	u32 count, maxcount = 0xffffffff;
+	u32 count[2], maxcount = 0xffffffff;
 	size_t retlen;
 
 	for (page = 0; page < cxt->oops_pages; page++) {
-		ret = mtd->read(mtd, page * OOPS_PAGE_SIZE, 4, &retlen, (u_char *) &count);
-		if ((retlen != 4) || ((ret < 0) && (ret != -EUCLEAN))) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "mtdoops: Read failure at %d (%td of 4 read)"
+		ret = mtd->read(mtd, page * OOPS_PAGE_SIZE, 8, &retlen, (u_char *) &count[0]);
+		if ((retlen != 8) || ((ret < 0) && (ret != -EUCLEAN))) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "mtdoops: Read failure at %d (%td of 8 read)"
 				", err %d.\n", page * OOPS_PAGE_SIZE, retlen, ret);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (count == 0xffffffff)
+		if (count[1] != MTDOOPS_KERNMSG_MAGIC)
+			continue;
+		if (count[0] == 0xffffffff)
 			continue;
 		if (maxcount == 0xffffffff) {
-			maxcount = count;
+			maxcount = count[0];
 			maxpos = page;
-		} else if ((count < 0x40000000) && (maxcount > 0xc0000000)) {
-			maxcount = count;
+		} else if ((count[0] < 0x40000000) && (maxcount > 0xc0000000)) {
+			maxcount = count[0];
 			maxpos = page;
-		} else if ((count > maxcount) && (count < 0xc0000000)) {
-			maxcount = count;
+		} else if ((count[0] > maxcount) && (count[0] < 0xc0000000)) {
+			maxcount = count[0];
 			maxpos = page;
-		} else if ((count > maxcount) && (count > 0xc0000000)
+		} else if ((count[0] > maxcount) && (count[0] > 0xc0000000)
 					&& (maxcount > 0x80000000)) {
-			maxcount = count;
+			maxcount = count[0];
 			maxpos = page;
 		}
 	}
@@ -358,8 +361,9 @@
 
 	if (cxt->writecount == 0) {
 		u32 *stamp = cxt->oops_buf;
-		*stamp = cxt->nextcount;
-		cxt->writecount = 4;
+		*stamp++ = cxt->nextcount;
+		*stamp = MTDOOPS_KERNMSG_MAGIC;
+		cxt->writecount = 8;
 	}
 
 	if ((count + cxt->writecount) > OOPS_PAGE_SIZE)