diff --git a/fs/ubifs/gc.c b/fs/ubifs/gc.c
index 8dbe36f..84ab9aa 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/gc.c
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ int data_nodes_cmp(void *priv, struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
 	struct ubifs_scan_node *sa, *sb;
 
 	cond_resched();
+	if (a == b)
+		return 0;
+
 	sa = list_entry(a, struct ubifs_scan_node, list);
 	sb = list_entry(b, struct ubifs_scan_node, list);
 
@@ -165,6 +168,9 @@ int nondata_nodes_cmp(void *priv, struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
 	struct ubifs_scan_node *sa, *sb;
 
 	cond_resched();
+	if (a == b)
+		return 0;
+
 	sa = list_entry(a, struct ubifs_scan_node, list);
 	sb = list_entry(b, struct ubifs_scan_node, list);