static int file_dirty(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_eraseblock *jeb)
 {
-       int ret = jffs2_scan_dirty_space(c, jeb, jeb->free_size);
-       if (ret)
+       int ret;
+
+       if ((ret = jffs2_prealloc_raw_node_refs(c, jeb, 1)))
+               return ret;
+       if ((ret = jffs2_scan_dirty_space(c, jeb, jeb->free_size)))
                return ret;
        /* Turned wasted size into dirty, since we apparently 
           think it's recoverable now. */
        if (ofs) {
                D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "Free space at %08x ends at %08x\n", jeb->offset,
                          jeb->offset + ofs));
+               if ((err = jffs2_prealloc_raw_node_refs(c, jeb, 1)))
+                       return err;
                if ((err = jffs2_scan_dirty_space(c, jeb, ofs)))
                        return err;
        }