diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
index 83b467b5edc7..017874e03253 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@ struct pblk_line *pblk_recov_l2p(struct pblk *pblk)
 		spin_unlock(&l_mg->free_lock);
 	} else {
 		spin_lock(&l_mg->free_lock);
+		l_mg->data_line = data_line;
 		/* Allocate next line for preparation */
 		l_mg->data_next = pblk_line_get(pblk);
 		if (l_mg->data_next) {