diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
index 403b79d6efd5..655ff41863e2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ static int try_write_vid_and_data(struct ubi_volume *vol, int lnum,
 				  int offset, int len)
 {
 	struct ubi_device *ubi = vol->ubi;
-	int pnum, opnum, err, vol_id = vol->vol_id;
+	int pnum, opnum, err, err2, vol_id = vol->vol_id;
 
 	pnum = ubi_wl_get_peb(ubi);
 	if (pnum < 0) {
@@ -981,10 +981,19 @@ static int try_write_vid_and_data(struct ubi_volume *vol, int lnum,
 out_put:
 	up_read(&ubi->fm_eba_sem);
 
-	if (err && pnum >= 0)
-		err = ubi_wl_put_peb(ubi, vol_id, lnum, pnum, 1);
-	else if (!err && opnum >= 0)
-		err = ubi_wl_put_peb(ubi, vol_id, lnum, opnum, 0);
+	if (err && pnum >= 0) {
+		err2 = ubi_wl_put_peb(ubi, vol_id, lnum, pnum, 1);
+		if (err2) {
+			ubi_warn(ubi, "failed to return physical eraseblock %d, error %d",
+				 pnum, err2);
+		}
+	} else if (!err && opnum >= 0) {
+		err2 = ubi_wl_put_peb(ubi, vol_id, lnum, opnum, 0);
+		if (err2) {
+			ubi_warn(ubi, "failed to return physical eraseblock %d, error %d",
+				 opnum, err2);
+		}
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }