diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 91b4ecf85dc7..fefb9dd8a2f4 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ static void fuse_request_init(struct fuse_req *req, struct page **pages,
 			      struct fuse_page_desc *page_descs,
 			      unsigned npages)
 {
-	memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
-	memset(pages, 0, sizeof(*pages) * npages);
-	memset(page_descs, 0, sizeof(*page_descs) * npages);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->intr_entry);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&req->waitq);
@@ -59,28 +56,22 @@ static void fuse_request_init(struct fuse_req *req, struct page **pages,
 
 static struct fuse_req *__fuse_request_alloc(unsigned npages, gfp_t flags)
 {
-	struct fuse_req *req = kmem_cache_alloc(fuse_req_cachep, flags);
+	struct fuse_req *req = kmem_cache_zalloc(fuse_req_cachep, flags);
 	if (req) {
-		struct page **pages;
-		struct fuse_page_desc *page_descs;
+		struct page **pages = NULL;
+		struct fuse_page_desc *page_descs = NULL;
 
-		if (npages <= FUSE_REQ_INLINE_PAGES) {
+		if (npages > FUSE_REQ_INLINE_PAGES) {
+			pages = kzalloc(npages * (sizeof(*pages) +
+						  sizeof(*page_descs)), flags);
+			if (!pages) {
+				kmem_cache_free(fuse_req_cachep, req);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			page_descs = (void *) pages + npages * sizeof(*pages);
+		} else if (npages) {
 			pages = req->inline_pages;
 			page_descs = req->inline_page_descs;
-		} else {
-			pages = kmalloc_array(npages, sizeof(struct page *),
-					      flags);
-			page_descs =
-				kmalloc_array(npages,
-					      sizeof(struct fuse_page_desc),
-					      flags);
-		}
-
-		if (!pages || !page_descs) {
-			kfree(pages);
-			kfree(page_descs);
-			kmem_cache_free(fuse_req_cachep, req);
-			return NULL;
 		}
 
 		fuse_request_init(req, pages, page_descs, npages);
@@ -101,10 +92,9 @@ struct fuse_req *fuse_request_alloc_nofs(unsigned npages)
 
 void fuse_request_free(struct fuse_req *req)
 {
-	if (req->pages != req->inline_pages) {
+	if (req->pages != req->inline_pages)
 		kfree(req->pages);
-		kfree(req->page_descs);
-	}
+
 	kmem_cache_free(fuse_req_cachep, req);
 }
 
@@ -239,8 +229,10 @@ static void put_reserved_req(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 	struct file *file = req->stolen_file;
 	struct fuse_file *ff = file->private_data;
 
+	WARN_ON(req->max_pages);
 	spin_lock(&fc->lock);
-	fuse_request_init(req, req->pages, req->page_descs, req->max_pages);
+	memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
+	fuse_request_init(req, NULL, NULL, 0);
 	BUG_ON(ff->reserved_req);
 	ff->reserved_req = req;
 	wake_up_all(&fc->reserved_req_waitq);