diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
index 49ba7ff1bbb9a15d8939128df2021354f2db6c52..16a0922beb59cf8c4157e404f9ffd376f1a1c621 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
@@ -183,30 +183,23 @@ static inline void remove_metapage(struct page *page, struct metapage *mp)
 
 #endif
 
-static void init_once(void *foo)
-{
-	struct metapage *mp = (struct metapage *)foo;
-
-	mp->lid = 0;
-	mp->lsn = 0;
-	mp->flag = 0;
-	mp->data = NULL;
-	mp->clsn = 0;
-	mp->log = NULL;
-	set_bit(META_free, &mp->flag);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&mp->wait);
-}
-
 static inline struct metapage *alloc_metapage(gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	return mempool_alloc(metapage_mempool, gfp_mask);
+	struct metapage *mp = mempool_alloc(metapage_mempool, gfp_mask);
+
+	if (mp) {
+		mp->lid = 0;
+		mp->lsn = 0;
+		mp->data = NULL;
+		mp->clsn = 0;
+		mp->log = NULL;
+		init_waitqueue_head(&mp->wait);
+	}
+	return mp;
 }
 
 static inline void free_metapage(struct metapage *mp)
 {
-	mp->flag = 0;
-	set_bit(META_free, &mp->flag);
-
 	mempool_free(mp, metapage_mempool);
 }
 
@@ -216,7 +209,7 @@ int __init metapage_init(void)
 	 * Allocate the metapage structures
 	 */
 	metapage_cache = kmem_cache_create("jfs_mp", sizeof(struct metapage),
-					   0, 0, init_once);
+					   0, 0, NULL);
 	if (metapage_cache == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.h
index a78beda85f68e27348c5c501ec6ac33d2bb53532..337e9e51ac066f578349c15d818ab3441492d07a 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct metapage {
 
 /* metapage flag */
 #define META_locked	0
-#define META_free	1
 #define META_dirty	2
 #define META_sync	3
 #define META_discard	4