diff --git a/fs/ubifs/log.c b/fs/ubifs/log.c
index 3edc4a3dcca3..8d59de86dc9a 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/log.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/log.c
@@ -106,10 +106,14 @@ static inline long long empty_log_bytes(const struct ubifs_info *c)
 	h = (long long)c->lhead_lnum * c->leb_size + c->lhead_offs;
 	t = (long long)c->ltail_lnum * c->leb_size;
 
-	if (h >= t)
+	if (h > t)
 		return c->log_bytes - h + t;
-	else
+	else if (h != t)
 		return t - h;
+	else if (c->lhead_lnum != c->ltail_lnum)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return c->log_bytes;
 }
 
 /**