diff --git a/fs/ubifs/find.c b/fs/ubifs/find.c
index 28ec13a..2dcf3d4 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);