1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ubifs/find.c b/fs/ubifs/find.c
index 28ec13af28d9..2dcf3d473fec 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/find.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/find.c
@@ -681,8 +681,16 @@ int ubifs_find_free_leb_for_idx(struct ubifs_info *c)
         if (!lprops) {
                 lprops = ubifs_fast_find_freeable(c);
                 if (!lprops) {
-                        ubifs_assert(c->freeable_cnt == 0);
-                        if (c->lst.empty_lebs - c->lst.taken_empty_lebs > 0) {
+                        /*
+                         * The first condition means the following: go scan the
+                         * LPT if there are uncategorized lprops, which means
+                         * there may be freeable LEBs there (UBIFS does not
+                         * store the information about freeable LEBs in the
+                         * master node).
+                         */
+                        if (c->in_a_category_cnt != c->main_lebs ||
+                            c->lst.empty_lebs - c->lst.taken_empty_lebs > 0) {
+                                ubifs_assert(c->freeable_cnt == 0);
                                 lprops = scan_for_leb_for_idx(c);
                                 if (IS_ERR(lprops)) {
                                         err = PTR_ERR(lprops);