1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jffs2/nodelist.c b/fs/jffs2/nodelist.c
index 4bf86088b3ae..87c6f555e1a0 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/nodelist.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/nodelist.c
@@ -32,15 +32,18 @@ void jffs2_add_fd_to_list(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_full_dirent *new
                 if ((*prev)->nhash == new->nhash && !strcmp((*prev)->name, new->name)) {
                         /* Duplicate. Free one */
                         if (new->version < (*prev)->version) {
-                                dbg_dentlist("Eep! Marking new dirent node is obsolete, old is \"%s\", ino #%u\n",
+                                dbg_dentlist("Eep! Marking new dirent node obsolete, old is \"%s\", ino #%u\n",
                                         (*prev)->name, (*prev)->ino);
                                 jffs2_mark_node_obsolete(c, new->raw);
                                 jffs2_free_full_dirent(new);
                         } else {
-                                dbg_dentlist("marking old dirent \"%s\", ino #%u bsolete\n",
+                                dbg_dentlist("marking old dirent \"%s\", ino #%u obsolete\n",
                                         (*prev)->name, (*prev)->ino);
                                 new->next = (*prev)->next;
-                                jffs2_mark_node_obsolete(c, ((*prev)->raw));
+                                /* It may have been a 'placeholder' deletion dirent, 
+                                   if jffs2_can_mark_obsolete() (see jffs2_do_unlink()) */
+                                if ((*prev)->raw)
+                                        jffs2_mark_node_obsolete(c, ((*prev)->raw));
                                 jffs2_free_full_dirent(*prev);
                                 *prev = new;
                         }