struct jffs2_unknown_node crcnode;
        int ret, ofs;
        uint32_t crc;
-       int err;
 
        ofs = c->sector_size - sumsize;
 
 
                dbg_summary("Summary : CLEANMARKER node \n");
 
+               ret = jffs2_prealloc_raw_node_refs(c, jeb, 1);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
+
                if (je32_to_cpu(summary->cln_mkr) != c->cleanmarker_size) {
                        dbg_summary("CLEANMARKER node has totlen 0x%x != normal 0x%x\n",
                                je32_to_cpu(summary->cln_mkr), c->cleanmarker_size);
-                       if ((err = jffs2_scan_dirty_space(c, jeb, PAD(je32_to_cpu(summary->cln_mkr)))))
-                               return err;
+                       if ((ret = jffs2_scan_dirty_space(c, jeb, PAD(je32_to_cpu(summary->cln_mkr)))))
+                               return ret;
                } else if (jeb->first_node) {
                        dbg_summary("CLEANMARKER node not first node in block "
                                        "(0x%08x)\n", jeb->offset);
-                       if ((err = jffs2_scan_dirty_space(c, jeb, PAD(je32_to_cpu(summary->cln_mkr)))))
-                               return err;
+                       if ((ret = jffs2_scan_dirty_space(c, jeb, PAD(je32_to_cpu(summary->cln_mkr)))))
+                               return ret;
                } else {
                        jffs2_link_node_ref(c, jeb, jeb->offset | REF_NORMAL,
                                            je32_to_cpu(summary->cln_mkr), NULL);