diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index a7b8f3c59a4e..74566c6f67b1 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -905,7 +905,6 @@ try_again:
 
 		bh->b_state = 0;
 		atomic_set(&bh->b_count, 0);
-		bh->b_private = NULL;
 		bh->b_size = size;
 
 		/* Link the buffer to its page */