diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
index 40f39e5d6dfc..26a214f016c1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static int erase_worker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_work *wl_wrk,
  * @vol_id: the volume ID that last used this PEB
  * @lnum: the last used logical eraseblock number for the PEB
  * @torture: if the physical eraseblock has to be tortured
- * @nested: denotes whether the work_sem is already held in read mode
+ * @nested: denotes whether the work_sem is already held
  *
  * This function returns zero in case of success and a %-ENOMEM in case of
  * failure.
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ static int __erase_worker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_work *wl_wrk)
 		int err1;
 
 		/* Re-schedule the LEB for erasure */
-		err1 = schedule_erase(ubi, e, vol_id, lnum, 0, false);
+		err1 = schedule_erase(ubi, e, vol_id, lnum, 0, true);
 		if (err1) {
 			spin_lock(&ubi->wl_lock);
 			wl_entry_destroy(ubi, e);