1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
index 94ee54934411..80c73d88c83f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
@@ -673,10 +673,6 @@ int ubi_scan_erase_peb(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
         int err;
         struct ubi_ec_hdr *ec_hdr;
 
-        ec_hdr = kzalloc(ubi->ec_hdr_alsize, GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!ec_hdr)
-                return -ENOMEM;
-
         if ((long long)ec >= UBI_MAX_ERASECOUNTER) {
                 /*
                  * Erase counter overflow. Upgrade UBI and use 64-bit
@@ -686,6 +682,10 @@ int ubi_scan_erase_peb(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
+        ec_hdr = kzalloc(ubi->ec_hdr_alsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!ec_hdr)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
         ec_hdr->ec = cpu_to_be64(ec);
 
         err = ubi_io_sync_erase(ubi, pnum, 0);