diff --git a/fs/jffs2/build.c b/fs/jffs2/build.c
index a01dd5fdbb95..3dd5394921c9 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/build.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/build.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
  *
- * $Id: build.c,v 1.69 2004/12/16 20:22:18 dmarlin Exp $
+ * $Id: build.c,v 1.70 2005/02/28 08:21:05 dedekind Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -97,14 +97,16 @@ static int jffs2_build_filesystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 	/* First, scan the medium and build all the inode caches with
 	   lists of physical nodes */
 
-	c->flags |= JFFS2_SB_FLAG_MOUNTING;
+	c->flags |= JFFS2_SB_FLAG_SCANNING;
 	ret = jffs2_scan_medium(c);
+	c->flags &= ~JFFS2_SB_FLAG_SCANNING;
 	if (ret)
 		goto exit;
 
 	D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "Scanned flash completely\n"));
 	D2(jffs2_dump_block_lists(c));
 
+	c->flags |= JFFS2_SB_FLAG_BUILDING;
 	/* Now scan the directory tree, increasing nlink according to every dirent found. */
 	for_each_inode(i, c, ic) {
 		D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "Pass 1: ino #%u\n", ic->ino));
@@ -116,7 +118,6 @@ static int jffs2_build_filesystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 			cond_resched();
 		}
 	}
-	c->flags &= ~JFFS2_SB_FLAG_MOUNTING;
 
 	D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "Pass 1 complete\n"));
 
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@ static int jffs2_build_filesystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 		ic->scan_dents = NULL;
 		cond_resched();
 	}
+	c->flags &= ~JFFS2_SB_FLAG_BUILDING;
+	
 	D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "Pass 3 complete\n"));
 	D2(jffs2_dump_block_lists(c));
 
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c b/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
index f9dcac1415ac..456adf020f22 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
  *
- * $Id: nodemgmt.c,v 1.118 2005/02/27 23:01:32 dwmw2 Exp $
+ * $Id: nodemgmt.c,v 1.119 2005/02/28 08:21:05 dedekind Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ void jffs2_mark_node_obsolete(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_raw_node_ref
 	jeb = &c->blocks[blocknr];
 
 	if (jffs2_can_mark_obsolete(c) && !jffs2_is_readonly(c) &&
-	    !(c->flags & JFFS2_SB_FLAG_MOUNTING)) {
+	    !(c->flags & (JFFS2_SB_FLAG_SCANNING | JFFS2_SB_FLAG_BUILDING))) {
 		/* Hm. This may confuse static lock analysis. If any of the above 
 		   three conditions is false, we're going to return from this 
 		   function without actually obliterating any nodes or freeing
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ void jffs2_mark_node_obsolete(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_raw_node_ref
 
 	D1(ACCT_PARANOIA_CHECK(jeb));
 
-	if (c->flags & JFFS2_SB_FLAG_MOUNTING) {
-		/* Mount in progress. Don't muck about with the block
+	if (c->flags & JFFS2_SB_FLAG_SCANNING) {
+		/* Flash scanning is in progress. Don't muck about with the block
 		   lists because they're not ready yet, and don't actually
 		   obliterate nodes that look obsolete. If they weren't 
 		   marked obsolete on the flash at the time they _became_
@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ void jffs2_mark_node_obsolete(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_raw_node_ref
 
 	spin_unlock(&c->erase_completion_lock);
 
-	if (!jffs2_can_mark_obsolete(c) || jffs2_is_readonly(c)) {
+	if (!jffs2_can_mark_obsolete(c) || jffs2_is_readonly(c) ||
+		(c->flags & JFFS2_SB_FLAG_BUILDING)) {
 		/* We didn't lock the erase_free_sem */
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/jffs2_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/jffs2_fs_sb.h
index 1bd6cdfb7d78..350b82bd6529 100644
--- a/include/linux/jffs2_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/jffs2_fs_sb.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: jffs2_fs_sb.h,v 1.50 2005/02/09 09:23:55 pavlov Exp $ */
+/* $Id: jffs2_fs_sb.h,v 1.51 2005/02/28 08:21:06 dedekind Exp $ */
 
 #ifndef _JFFS2_FS_SB
 #define _JFFS2_FS_SB
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
 
 #define JFFS2_SB_FLAG_RO 1
-#define JFFS2_SB_FLAG_MOUNTING 2
+#define JFFS2_SB_FLAG_SCANNING 2 /* Flash scanning is in progress */
+#define JFFS2_SB_FLAG_BUILDING 4 /* File system building is in progress */
 
 struct jffs2_inodirty;