diff --git a/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c b/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c
index 61e3dbd4cd7b..360a291d9fd5 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static void jffs2_wbuf_recover(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 			kfree(buf);
 
 			if (retlen)
-				jffs2_add_physical_node_ref(c, ofs | REF_OBSOLETE, ref_totlen(c, jeb, first_raw), NULL);
+				jffs2_add_physical_node_ref(c, ofs | REF_OBSOLETE, retlen, NULL);
 
 			c->wbuf_len = 0;
 			return;