diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/torturetest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/torturetest.c
index 6787ac5471a9..51256a4dfb82 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/torturetest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/torturetest.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
+#include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include "mtd_test.h"
@@ -54,8 +55,14 @@ module_param(cycles_count, uint, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cycles_count, "how many erase cycles to do "
 			       "(infinite by default)");
 
+static int random_pattern;
+module_param(random_pattern, int, S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(random_pattern, "if choose random pattern to program");
+
 static struct mtd_info *mtd;
 
+/* This buffer contains random pattern */
+static unsigned char *patt_random;
 /* This buffer contains 0x555555...0xAAAAAA... pattern */
 static unsigned char *patt_5A5;
 /* This buffer contains 0xAAAAAA...0x555555... pattern */
@@ -210,9 +217,13 @@ static int __init tort_init(void)
 	}
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
+	patt_random = kmalloc(mtd->erasesize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!patt_random)
+		goto out_mtd;
+
 	patt_5A5 = kmalloc(mtd->erasesize, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!patt_5A5)
-		goto out_mtd;
+		goto out_patt_random;
 
 	patt_A5A = kmalloc(mtd->erasesize, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!patt_A5A)
@@ -244,6 +255,8 @@ static int __init tort_init(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	prandom_bytes(patt_random, mtd->erasesize);
+
 	err = mtdtest_scan_for_bad_eraseblocks(mtd, bad_ebs, eb, ebcnt);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -283,6 +296,8 @@ static int __init tort_init(void)
 				patt = patt_5A5;
 			else
 				patt = patt_A5A;
+			if (random_pattern)
+				patt = patt_random;
 			err = write_pattern(i, patt);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
@@ -301,8 +316,14 @@ static int __init tort_init(void)
 					patt = patt_5A5;
 				else
 					patt = patt_A5A;
+				if (random_pattern)
+					patt = patt_random;
 				err = check_eraseblock(i, patt);
 				if (err) {
+					if (random_pattern) {
+						pr_info("verify failed for random pattern\n");
+						goto out;
+					}
 					pr_info("verify failed for %s"
 					       " pattern\n",
 					       ((eb + erase_cycles) & 1) ?
@@ -345,6 +366,8 @@ out_patt_A5A:
 	kfree(patt_A5A);
 out_patt_5A5:
 	kfree(patt_5A5);
+out_patt_random:
+	kfree(patt_random);
 out_mtd:
 	put_mtd_device(mtd);
 	if (err)