diff --git a/fs/jffs2/summary.c b/fs/jffs2/summary.c
index be7c8a6a5748..4fe64519870f 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/summary.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/summary.c
@@ -783,6 +783,8 @@ static int jffs2_sum_write_data(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_eraseblock
 					dbg_summary("Writing unknown RWCOMPAT_COPY node type %x\n",
 						    je16_to_cpu(temp->u.nodetype));
 					jffs2_sum_disable_collecting(c->summary);
+					/* The above call removes the list, nothing more to do */
+					goto bail_rwcompat;
 				} else {
 					BUG();	/* unknown node in summary information */
 				}
@@ -794,6 +796,7 @@ static int jffs2_sum_write_data(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_eraseblock
 
 		c->summary->sum_num--;
 	}
+ bail_rwcompat:
 
 	jffs2_sum_reset_collected(c->summary);