diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
index 709d92fd2877..a454176c3e30 100644
--- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 #define PG_private		11	/* If pagecache, has fs-private data */
 
 #define PG_writeback		12	/* Page is under writeback */
-#define PG_readahead		13	/* Reminder to do async read-ahead */
 #define PG_compound		14	/* Part of a compound page */
 #define PG_swapcache		15	/* Swap page: swp_entry_t in private */
 
@@ -91,6 +90,9 @@
 #define PG_reclaim		17	/* To be reclaimed asap */
 #define PG_buddy		19	/* Page is free, on buddy lists */
 
+/* PG_readahead is only used for file reads; PG_reclaim is only for writes */
+#define PG_readahead		PG_reclaim /* Reminder to do async read-ahead */
+
 /* PG_owner_priv_1 users should have descriptive aliases */
 #define PG_checked		PG_owner_priv_1 /* Used by some filesystems */
 #define PG_pinned		PG_owner_priv_1	/* Xen pinned pagetable */
diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
index e62482718012..51b3eb6ab445 100644
--- a/mm/page-writeback.c
+++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ int clear_page_dirty_for_io(struct page *page)
 
 	BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
 
+	ClearPageReclaim(page);
 	if (mapping && mapping_cap_account_dirty(mapping)) {
 		/*
 		 * Yes, Virginia, this is indeed insane.
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 2165be9462c0..43cb3b3e1679 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -453,12 +453,6 @@ static inline int free_pages_check(struct page *page)
 			1 << PG_reserved |
 			1 << PG_buddy ))))
 		bad_page(page);
-	/*
-	 * PageReclaim == PageTail. It is only an error
-	 * for PageReclaim to be set if PageCompound is clear.
-	 */
-	if (unlikely(!PageCompound(page) && PageReclaim(page)))
-		bad_page(page);
 	if (PageDirty(page))
 		__ClearPageDirty(page);
 	/*
@@ -602,7 +596,6 @@ static int prep_new_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 			1 << PG_locked	|
 			1 << PG_active	|
 			1 << PG_dirty	|
-			1 << PG_reclaim	|
 			1 << PG_slab    |
 			1 << PG_swapcache |
 			1 << PG_writeback |
diff --git a/mm/readahead.c b/mm/readahead.c
index 5b3c9b7d70fa..205a4a431516 100644
--- a/mm/readahead.c
+++ b/mm/readahead.c
@@ -448,6 +448,12 @@ page_cache_readahead_ondemand(struct address_space *mapping,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (page) {
+		/*
+		 * It can be PG_reclaim.
+		 */
+		if (PageWriteback(page))
+			return 0;
+
 		ClearPageReadahead(page);
 
 		/*