diff --git a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c b/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
index 747a73f..9df8f3e 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@
 			spin_unlock(&c->erase_completion_lock);
 
 			ret = jffs2_garbage_collect_pass(c);
-			if (ret)
+
+			if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+				jffs2_erase_pending_blocks(c, 1);
+			else if (ret)
 				return ret;
 
 			cond_resched();