1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c b/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c
index c4f9d3378b24..50ce13887f63 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c
@@ -388,6 +388,10 @@ static u16 INFTL_foldchain(struct INFTLrecord *inftl, unsigned thisVUC, unsigned
                 if (thisEUN == targetEUN)
                         break;
 
+                /* Unlink the last block from the chain. */
+                inftl->PUtable[prevEUN] = BLOCK_NIL;
+
+                /* Now try to erase it. */
                 if (INFTL_formatblock(inftl, thisEUN) < 0) {
                         /*
                          * Could not erase : mark block as reserved.
@@ -396,7 +400,6 @@ static u16 INFTL_foldchain(struct INFTLrecord *inftl, unsigned thisVUC, unsigned
                 } else {
                         /* Correctly erased : mark it as free */
                         inftl->PUtable[thisEUN] = BLOCK_FREE;
-                        inftl->PUtable[prevEUN] = BLOCK_NIL;
                         inftl->numfreeEUNs++;
                 }
         }