diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c
index 9bc32578a766..c0dd17a82170 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c
@@ -142,10 +142,9 @@ static void clean_wctx(struct pblk_w_ctx *w_ctx)
 {
 	int flags;
 
-try:
 	flags = READ_ONCE(w_ctx->flags);
-	if (!(flags & PBLK_SUBMITTED_ENTRY))
-		goto try;
+	WARN_ONCE(!(flags & PBLK_SUBMITTED_ENTRY),
+			"pblk: overwriting unsubmitted data\n");
 
 	/* Release flags on context. Protect from writes and reads */
 	smp_store_release(&w_ctx->flags, PBLK_WRITABLE_ENTRY);