diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
index d8222db4754b..56fc3fbce838 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ int ubi_change_vtbl_record(struct ubi_device *ubi, int idx,
 	}
 
 	paranoid_vtbl_check(ubi);
-	return ubi_wl_flush(ubi);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**