if (err == UBI_IO_FF_BITFLIPS)
                                scrub = 1;
 
-                       add_aeb(ai, free, pnum, ec, scrub);
+                       ret = add_aeb(ai, free, pnum, ec, scrub);
+                       if (ret)
+                               goto out;
                        continue;
                } else if (err == 0 || err == UBI_IO_BITFLIPS) {
                        dbg_bld("Found non empty PEB:%i in pool", pnum);
                if (fm_pos >= fm_size)
                        goto fail_bad;
 
-               add_aeb(ai, &ai->free, be32_to_cpu(fmec->pnum),
-                       be32_to_cpu(fmec->ec), 0);
+               ret = add_aeb(ai, &ai->free, be32_to_cpu(fmec->pnum),
+                             be32_to_cpu(fmec->ec), 0);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto fail;
        }
 
        /* read EC values from used list */
                if (fm_pos >= fm_size)
                        goto fail_bad;
 
-               add_aeb(ai, &used, be32_to_cpu(fmec->pnum),
-                       be32_to_cpu(fmec->ec), 0);
+               ret = add_aeb(ai, &used, be32_to_cpu(fmec->pnum),
+                             be32_to_cpu(fmec->ec), 0);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto fail;
        }
 
        /* read EC values from scrub list */
                if (fm_pos >= fm_size)
                        goto fail_bad;
 
-               add_aeb(ai, &used, be32_to_cpu(fmec->pnum),
-                       be32_to_cpu(fmec->ec), 1);
+               ret = add_aeb(ai, &used, be32_to_cpu(fmec->pnum),
+                             be32_to_cpu(fmec->ec), 1);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto fail;
        }
 
        /* read EC values from erase list */
                if (fm_pos >= fm_size)
                        goto fail_bad;
 
-               add_aeb(ai, &ai->erase, be32_to_cpu(fmec->pnum),
-                       be32_to_cpu(fmec->ec), 1);
+               ret = add_aeb(ai, &ai->erase, be32_to_cpu(fmec->pnum),
+                             be32_to_cpu(fmec->ec), 1);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto fail;
        }
 
        ai->mean_ec = div_u64(ai->ec_sum, ai->ec_count);