diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 91ff078e85df..389c05715eaa 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -3505,6 +3505,8 @@ void btrfs_get_block_group_info(struct list_head *groups_list,
 				struct btrfs_ioctl_space_info *space);
 
 /* file.c */
+int btrfs_auto_defrag_init(void);
+void btrfs_auto_defrag_exit(void);
 int btrfs_add_inode_defrag(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			   struct inode *inode);
 int btrfs_run_defrag_inodes(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index bd7f1b01e051..15117eae85c4 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "compat.h"
 #include "volumes.h"
 
+static struct kmem_cache *btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep;
 /*
  * when auto defrag is enabled we
  * queue up these defrag structs to remember which
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ static void __btrfs_add_inode_defrag(struct inode *inode,
 	return;
 
 exists:
-	kfree(defrag);
+	kmem_cache_free(btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep, defrag);
 	return;
 
 }
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ int btrfs_add_inode_defrag(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	else
 		transid = BTRFS_I(inode)->root->last_trans;
 
-	defrag = kzalloc(sizeof(*defrag), GFP_NOFS);
+	defrag = kmem_cache_zalloc(btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!defrag)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ int btrfs_add_inode_defrag(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	if (!test_bit(BTRFS_INODE_IN_DEFRAG, &BTRFS_I(inode)->runtime_flags))
 		__btrfs_add_inode_defrag(inode, defrag);
 	else
-		kfree(defrag);
+		kmem_cache_free(btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep, defrag);
 	spin_unlock(&root->fs_info->defrag_inodes_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -315,7 +316,8 @@ int btrfs_run_defrag_inodes(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 next:
 		spin_lock(&fs_info->defrag_inodes_lock);
 next_free:
-		kfree(defrag);
+		if (defrag)
+			kmem_cache_free(btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep, defrag);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&fs_info->defrag_inodes_lock);
 
@@ -2293,3 +2295,21 @@ const struct file_operations btrfs_file_operations = {
 	.compat_ioctl	= btrfs_ioctl,
 #endif
 };
+
+void btrfs_auto_defrag_exit(void)
+{
+	if (btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep)
+		kmem_cache_destroy(btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep);
+}
+
+int btrfs_auto_defrag_init(void)
+{
+	btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep = kmem_cache_create("btrfs_inode_defrag",
+					sizeof(struct inode_defrag), 0,
+					SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT | SLAB_MEM_SPREAD,
+					NULL);
+	if (!btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index def4f24b58df..99545df1b86c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -1680,10 +1680,14 @@ static int __init init_btrfs_fs(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto free_ordered_data;
 
-	err = btrfs_interface_init();
+	err = btrfs_auto_defrag_init();
 	if (err)
 		goto free_delayed_inode;
 
+	err = btrfs_interface_init();
+	if (err)
+		goto free_auto_defrag;
+
 	err = register_filesystem(&btrfs_fs_type);
 	if (err)
 		goto unregister_ioctl;
@@ -1695,6 +1699,8 @@ static int __init init_btrfs_fs(void)
 
 unregister_ioctl:
 	btrfs_interface_exit();
+free_auto_defrag:
+	btrfs_auto_defrag_exit();
 free_delayed_inode:
 	btrfs_delayed_inode_exit();
 free_ordered_data:
@@ -1714,6 +1720,7 @@ free_compress:
 static void __exit exit_btrfs_fs(void)
 {
 	btrfs_destroy_cachep();
+	btrfs_auto_defrag_exit();
 	btrfs_delayed_inode_exit();
 	ordered_data_exit();
 	extent_map_exit();