diff -ur 2.3.13-pre8/fs/buffer.c 2.3.13-pre8-tmp/fs/buffer.c
--- 2.3.13-pre8/fs/buffer.c	Sun Aug  8 17:21:37 1999
+++ 2.3.13-pre8-tmp/fs/buffer.c	Mon Aug  9 01:21:02 1999
@@ -1911,10 +1911,8 @@
 	if (!(page = __get_free_page(GFP_BUFFER)))
 		return 0;
 	bh = create_buffers(page, size, 0);
-	if (!bh) {
-		free_page(page);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	if (!bh)
+		goto no_buffer_head;
 
 	isize = BUFSIZE_INDEX(size);
 
@@ -1944,6 +1942,10 @@
 	mem_map[MAP_NR(page)].buffers = bh;
 	atomic_add(PAGE_SIZE, &buffermem);
 	return 1;
+
+no_buffer_head:
+	free_page(page);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
Only in 2.3.13-pre8-tmp/fs: buffer.c.~1~