cxt->nextpage = 0;
        }
 
-       while (1) {
-               ret = mtd_block_isbad(mtd, cxt->nextpage * record_size);
-               if (!ret)
-                       break;
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       printk(KERN_ERR "mtdoops: block_isbad failed, aborting\n");
-                       return;
-               }
+       while ((ret = mtd_block_isbad(mtd, cxt->nextpage * record_size)) > 0) {
 badblock:
                printk(KERN_WARNING "mtdoops: bad block at %08lx\n",
                       cxt->nextpage * record_size);
                }
        }
 
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "mtdoops: mtd_block_isbad failed, aborting\n");
+               return;
+       }
+
        for (j = 0, ret = -1; (j < 3) && (ret < 0); j++)
                ret = mtdoops_erase_block(cxt, cxt->nextpage * record_size);