diff --git a/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c b/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c
index d9a721e6db70..5ef7bac265e5 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/wbuf.c
@@ -1268,10 +1268,20 @@ int jffs2_nor_wbuf_flash_setup(struct jffs2_sb_info *c) {
 	if (!c->wbuf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_WBUF_VERIFY
+	c->wbuf_verify = kmalloc(c->wbuf_pagesize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!c->wbuf_verify) {
+		kfree(c->wbuf);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void jffs2_nor_wbuf_flash_cleanup(struct jffs2_sb_info *c) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_WBUF_VERIFY
+	kfree(c->wbuf_verify);
+#endif
 	kfree(c->wbuf);
 }