diff --git a/fs/jffs2/background.c b/fs/jffs2/background.c
index 3ff50da..6cc014c 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/background.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/background.c
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ static int jffs2_garbage_collect_thread(void *_c)
 		disallow_signal(SIGHUP);
 
 		D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_garbage_collect_thread(): pass\n"));
-		if (jffs2_garbage_collect_pass(c) == -ENOSPC) {
+		if (jffs2_erase_pending_blocks(c, 1))
+			/* Nothing more to do ATM */;
+		else if (jffs2_garbage_collect_pass(c) == -ENOSPC) {
 			printk(KERN_NOTICE "No space for garbage collection. Aborting GC thread\n");
 			goto die;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/erase.c b/fs/jffs2/erase.c
index b47679b..be6b2b8 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/erase.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/erase.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void jffs2_erase_block(struct jffs2_sb_info *c,
 	jffs2_erase_failed(c, jeb, bad_offset);
 }
 
-void jffs2_erase_pending_blocks(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, int count)
+int jffs2_erase_pending_blocks(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, int count)
 {
 	struct jffs2_eraseblock *jeb;
 
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ void jffs2_erase_pending_blocks(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, int count)
 	mutex_unlock(&c->erase_free_sem);
  done:
 	D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_erase_pending_blocks completed\n"));
+	return !list_empty(&c->erase_complete_list) ||
+		!list_empty(&c->erase_pending_list);
 }
 
 static void jffs2_erase_succeeded(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_eraseblock *jeb)
@@ -167,8 +169,6 @@ static void jffs2_erase_succeeded(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_eraseblo
 	list_move_tail(&jeb->list, &c->erase_complete_list);
 	spin_unlock(&c->erase_completion_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&c->erase_free_sem);
-	/* Ensure that kupdated calls us again to mark them clean */
-	jffs2_erase_pending_trigger(c);
 }
 
 static void jffs2_erase_failed(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_eraseblock *jeb, uint32_t bad_offset)
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/nodelist.h b/fs/jffs2/nodelist.h
index 507ed6e..4b1848c 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/nodelist.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/nodelist.h
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ int jffs2_scan_dirty_space(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_eraseblock *jeb
 int jffs2_do_mount_fs(struct jffs2_sb_info *c);
 
 /* erase.c */
-void jffs2_erase_pending_blocks(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, int count);
+int jffs2_erase_pending_blocks(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, int count);
 void jffs2_free_jeb_node_refs(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_eraseblock *jeb);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_WRITEBUFFER
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c b/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
index 21a0529..155fd63 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
@@ -733,6 +733,10 @@ int jffs2_thread_should_wake(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 	int nr_very_dirty = 0;
 	struct jffs2_eraseblock *jeb;
 
+	if (!list_empty(&c->erase_complete_list) ||
+	    !list_empty(&c->erase_pending_list))
+		return 1;
+
 	if (c->unchecked_size) {
 		D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_thread_should_wake(): unchecked_size %d, checked_ino #%d\n",
 			  c->unchecked_size, c->checked_ino));
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h b/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
index a7f03b7..5d26362 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ void jffs2_nor_wbuf_flash_cleanup(struct jffs2_sb_info *c);
 
 #endif /* WRITEBUFFER */
 
-/* erase.c */
-static inline void jffs2_erase_pending_trigger(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
+static inline void jffs2_dirty_trigger(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 {
 	OFNI_BS_2SFFJ(c)->s_dirt = 1;
 }
@@ -151,6 +150,12 @@ int jffs2_start_garbage_collect_thread(struct jffs2_sb_info *c);
 void jffs2_stop_garbage_collect_thread(struct jffs2_sb_info *c);
 void jffs2_garbage_collect_trigger(struct jffs2_sb_info *c);
 
+/* erase.c */
+static inline void jffs2_erase_pending_trigger(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
+{
+	jffs2_garbage_collect_trigger(c);
+}
+
 /* dir.c */
 extern const struct file_operations jffs2_dir_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations jffs2_dir_inode_operations;
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/super.c b/fs/jffs2/super.c
index 9a80e8e..511e2d6 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/super.c
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ static void jffs2_write_super(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
 		D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_write_super()\n"));
-		jffs2_garbage_collect_trigger(c);
-		jffs2_erase_pending_blocks(c, 0);
 		jffs2_flush_wbuf_gc(c, 0);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c b/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c
index 5ef7bac..f319efc 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void jffs2_wbuf_dirties_inode(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, uint32_t ino)
 	struct jffs2_inodirty *new;
 
 	/* Mark the superblock dirty so that kupdated will flush... */
-	jffs2_erase_pending_trigger(c);
+	jffs2_dirty_trigger(c);
 
 	if (jffs2_wbuf_pending_for_ino(c, ino))
 		return;
