diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig
index 738ee8dc16cdfb06e2f82d45fecc602d6254ad42..ea4b95b5451c8b6c2ec25a0905c5e4af7e1e76ee 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ config MTD_UBI_WL_THRESHOLD
 
 config MTD_UBI_BEB_RESERVE
 	int "Percentage of reserved eraseblocks for bad eraseblocks handling"
-	default 1
+	default 2
 	range 0 25
 	help
 	  If the MTD device admits of bad eraseblocks (e.g. NAND flash), UBI
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
index acec85deb6afe3dd05a5f6d6102c91b4de43d53b..fb55678781813da69b91f81c4aaa5430aef93974 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ static long ctrl_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	{
 		int ubi_num;
 
-		dbg_gen("dettach MTD device");
+		dbg_gen("detach MTD device");
 		err = get_user(ubi_num, (__user int32_t *)argp);
 		if (err) {
 			err = -EFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c
index f6a7d7ac4b98a6fb1f2dd3b8d2f0abad4b06bd45..8bbfb444b89525cbb9c0a071914a4de0af65f1fe 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c
@@ -92,7 +92,30 @@ int ubi_check_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 }
 
 /**
- * ubi_calculate_rsvd_pool - calculate how many PEBs must be reserved for bad
+ * ubi_update_reserved - update bad eraseblock handling accounting data.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ *
+ * This function calculates the gap between current number of PEBs reserved for
+ * bad eraseblock handling and the required level of PEBs that must be
+ * reserved, and if necessary, reserves more PEBs to fill that gap, according
+ * to availability. Should be called with ubi->volumes_lock held.
+ */
+void ubi_update_reserved(struct ubi_device *ubi)
+{
+	int need = ubi->beb_rsvd_level - ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs;
+
+	if (need <= 0 || ubi->avail_pebs == 0)
+		return;
+
+	need = min_t(int, need, ubi->avail_pebs);
+	ubi->avail_pebs -= need;
+	ubi->rsvd_pebs += need;
+	ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs += need;
+	ubi_msg("reserved more %d PEBs for bad PEB handling", need);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_calculate_reserved - calculate how many PEBs must be reserved for bad
  * eraseblock handling.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
  */
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
index a1a81c9ea8ce2a8aa7f56accfad3aa7394a51044..84f66e3fa05d7d39ef265a657ec296fd1be1448c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ int ubi_more_leb_change_data(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 int ubi_calc_data_len(const struct ubi_device *ubi, const void *buf,
 		      int length);
 int ubi_check_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id);
+void ubi_update_reserved(struct ubi_device *ubi);
 void ubi_calculate_reserved(struct ubi_device *ubi);
 int ubi_check_pattern(const void *buf, uint8_t patt, int size);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
index 0669cff8ac3c7d233e40ca6cb1c87878d7fd1457..9169e58c262ec47eaf9b5abb543b12e476af705a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
@@ -443,15 +443,7 @@ int ubi_remove_volume(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int no_vtbl)
 	spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 	ubi->rsvd_pebs -= reserved_pebs;
 	ubi->avail_pebs += reserved_pebs;
-	i = ubi->beb_rsvd_level - ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs;
-	if (i > 0) {
-		i = ubi->avail_pebs >= i ? i : ubi->avail_pebs;
-		ubi->avail_pebs -= i;
-		ubi->rsvd_pebs += i;
-		ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs += i;
-		if (i > 0)
-			ubi_msg("reserve more %d PEBs", i);
-	}
+	ubi_update_reserved(ubi);
 	ubi->vol_count -= 1;
 	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 
@@ -558,15 +550,7 @@ int ubi_resize_volume(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int reserved_pebs)
 		spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 		ubi->rsvd_pebs += pebs;
 		ubi->avail_pebs -= pebs;
-		pebs = ubi->beb_rsvd_level - ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs;
-		if (pebs > 0) {
-			pebs = ubi->avail_pebs >= pebs ? pebs : ubi->avail_pebs;
-			ubi->avail_pebs -= pebs;
-			ubi->rsvd_pebs += pebs;
-			ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs += pebs;
-			if (pebs > 0)
-				ubi_msg("reserve more %d PEBs", pebs);
-		}
+		ubi_update_reserved(ubi);
 		for (i = 0; i < reserved_pebs; i++)
 			new_mapping[i] = vol->eba_tbl[i];
 		kfree(vol->eba_tbl);