diff --git a/fs/jffs2/jffs2_1pass.c b/fs/jffs2/jffs2_1pass.c
index 4e49a05..be7c1a1 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/jffs2_1pass.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/jffs2_1pass.c
@@ -765,7 +765,10 @@ jffs2_1pass_read_inode(struct b_lists *pL, u32 inode, char *dest)
 					put_fl_mem(jNode, pL->readbuf);
 					continue;
 				}
-				if (!data_crc(jNode)) {
+				if (b->datacrc == CRC_UNKNOWN)
+					b->datacrc = data_crc(jNode) ?
+						CRC_OK : CRC_BAD;
+				if (b->datacrc == CRC_BAD) {
 					put_fl_mem(jNode, pL->readbuf);
 					continue;
 				}
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/jffs2_private.h b/fs/jffs2/jffs2_private.h
index 3633dea..658b325 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/jffs2_private.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/jffs2_private.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 struct b_node {
 	u32 offset;
 	struct b_node *next;
+	enum { CRC_UNKNOWN = 0, CRC_OK, CRC_BAD } datacrc;
 };
 
 struct b_list {