diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
index 01e4afff42b0..1af989023c66 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ static int part_erase (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	instr->addr += part->offset;
 	ret = part->master->erase(part->master, instr);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (instr->fail_addr != 0xffffffff)
+			instr->fail_addr -= part->offset;
+		instr->addr -= part->offset;
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -560,4 +565,3 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(deregister_mtd_parser);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic support for partitioning of MTD devices");
-