diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
index 18c6c96..c785e1a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static void mtdoops_workfunc_write(struct work_struct *work)
 static void find_next_position(struct mtdoops_context *cxt)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = cxt->mtd;
-	int ret, page, maxpos = 0;
+	int ret, page, maxpos = 0, unclean_pages = 0;
 	u32 count[2], maxcount = 0xffffffff;
 	size_t retlen;
 
@@ -237,10 +237,13 @@ static void find_next_position(struct mtdoops_context *cxt)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (count[1] != MTDOOPS_KERNMSG_MAGIC)
-			continue;
 		if (count[0] == 0xffffffff)
 			continue;
+		if (count[1] != MTDOOPS_KERNMSG_MAGIC) {
+			/* Page is neither clean nor empty */
+			unclean_pages++;
+			continue;
+		}
 		if (maxcount == 0xffffffff) {
 			maxcount = count[0];
 			maxpos = page;
@@ -259,7 +262,14 @@ static void find_next_position(struct mtdoops_context *cxt)
 	if (maxcount == 0xffffffff) {
 		cxt->nextpage = 0;
 		cxt->nextcount = 1;
-		schedule_work(&cxt->work_erase);
+		if (unclean_pages != 0) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "mtdoops: cleaning area\n");
+			schedule_work(&cxt->work_erase);
+		} else {
+			printk(KERN_DEBUG "mtdoops: ready %d, %d (clean)\n",
+			       cxt->nextpage, cxt->nextcount);
+			cxt->ready = 1;
+		}
 		return;
 	}