diff --git a/fs/jffs2/erase.c b/fs/jffs2/erase.c
index 7e9abdb89712..5fbaf6ab9f48 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/erase.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/erase.c
@@ -340,10 +340,9 @@ static int jffs2_block_check_erase(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_erasebl
 		} while(--retlen);
 		mtd_unpoint(c->mtd, jeb->offset, c->sector_size);
 		if (retlen) {
-			pr_warn("Newly-erased block contained word 0x%lx at offset 0x%08tx\n",
-				*wordebuf,
-				jeb->offset +
-				c->sector_size-retlen * sizeof(*wordebuf));
+			*bad_offset = jeb->offset + c->sector_size - retlen * sizeof(*wordebuf);
+			pr_warn("Newly-erased block contained word 0x%lx at offset 0x%08x\n",
+				*wordebuf, *bad_offset);
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 		return 0;