diff --git a/fs/jffs2/nodelist.c b/fs/jffs2/nodelist.c
index 9a6ced05f894..7d563f938b1c 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/nodelist.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/nodelist.c
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ void jffs2_link_node_ref(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_eraseblock *jeb,
 
 	case REF_OBSOLETE:
 		c->dirty_size += len;
-		jeb->used_size += len;
+		jeb->dirty_size += len;
 		break;
 	}
 	c->free_size -= len;