diff --git a/fs/jffs2/erase.c b/fs/jffs2/erase.c
index 5fbaf6ab9f48..796dd3807a5d 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/erase.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/erase.c
@@ -427,7 +427,9 @@ static void jffs2_mark_erased_block(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_eraseb
 			.totlen =	cpu_to_je32(c->cleanmarker_size)
 		};
 
-		jffs2_prealloc_raw_node_refs(c, jeb, 1);
+		ret = jffs2_prealloc_raw_node_refs(c, jeb, 1);
+		if (ret)
+			goto filebad;
 
 		marker.hdr_crc = cpu_to_je32(crc32(0, &marker, sizeof(struct jffs2_unknown_node)-4));
 
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/scan.c b/fs/jffs2/scan.c
index f73904c08b39..87b006363c57 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/scan.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/scan.c
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ int jffs2_scan_medium(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 
 		jffs2_dbg(1, "%s(): Skipping %d bytes in nextblock to ensure page alignment\n",
 			  __func__, skip);
-		jffs2_prealloc_raw_node_refs(c, c->nextblock, 1);
+		ret = jffs2_prealloc_raw_node_refs(c, c->nextblock, 1);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
 		jffs2_scan_dirty_space(c, c->nextblock, skip);
 	}
 #endif