1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ubifs/shrinker.c b/fs/ubifs/shrinker.c
index ca953a945029..9e1d05666fed 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/shrinker.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/shrinker.c
@@ -284,7 +284,11 @@ int ubifs_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
         long clean_zn_cnt = atomic_long_read(&ubifs_clean_zn_cnt);
 
         if (nr == 0)
-                return clean_zn_cnt;
+                /*
+                 * Due to the way UBIFS updates the clean znode counter it may
+                 * temporarily be negative.
+                 */
+                return clean_zn_cnt >= 0 ? clean_zn_cnt : 1;
 
         if (!clean_zn_cnt) {
                 /*