diff --git a/fs/jffs2/build.c b/fs/jffs2/build.c
index 837cd55fd4c5..6ae9d6fefb86 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/build.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/build.c
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ static int jffs2_build_filesystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 		ic->scan_dents = NULL;
 		cond_resched();
 	}
-	jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem(c);
+	ret = jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem(c);
+	if (ret)
+		goto exit;
+
 	c->flags &= ~JFFS2_SB_FLAG_BUILDING;
 
 	dbg_fsbuild("FS build complete\n");
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/xattr.c b/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
index aa4048a27f31..3b6bdc9a49e1 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
@@ -772,10 +772,10 @@ void jffs2_clear_xattr_subsystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 }
 
 #define XREF_TMPHASH_SIZE	(128)
-void jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
+int jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 {
 	struct jffs2_xattr_ref *ref, *_ref;
-	struct jffs2_xattr_ref *xref_tmphash[XREF_TMPHASH_SIZE];
+	struct jffs2_xattr_ref **xref_tmphash;
 	struct jffs2_xattr_datum *xd, *_xd;
 	struct jffs2_inode_cache *ic;
 	struct jffs2_raw_node_ref *raw;
@@ -784,9 +784,12 @@ void jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 
 	BUG_ON(!(c->flags & JFFS2_SB_FLAG_BUILDING));
 
+	xref_tmphash = kcalloc(XREF_TMPHASH_SIZE,
+			       sizeof(struct jffs2_xattr_ref *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xref_tmphash)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	/* Phase.1 : Merge same xref */
-	for (i=0; i < XREF_TMPHASH_SIZE; i++)
-		xref_tmphash[i] = NULL;
 	for (ref=c->xref_temp; ref; ref=_ref) {
 		struct jffs2_xattr_ref *tmp;
 
@@ -884,6 +887,8 @@ void jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 		     "%u of xref (%u dead, %u orphan) found.\n",
 		     xdatum_count, xdatum_unchecked_count, xdatum_orphan_count,
 		     xref_count, xref_dead_count, xref_orphan_count);
+	kfree(xref_tmphash);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 struct jffs2_xattr_datum *jffs2_setup_xattr_datum(struct jffs2_sb_info *c,
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/xattr.h b/fs/jffs2/xattr.h
index 720007b2fd65..1b5030a3349d 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/xattr.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/xattr.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static inline int is_xattr_ref_dead(struct jffs2_xattr_ref *ref)
 #ifdef CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_XATTR
 
 extern void jffs2_init_xattr_subsystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c);
-extern void jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c);
+extern int jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c);
 extern void jffs2_clear_xattr_subsystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c);
 
 extern struct jffs2_xattr_datum *jffs2_setup_xattr_datum(struct jffs2_sb_info *c,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ extern ssize_t jffs2_listxattr(struct dentry *, char *, size_t);
 #else
 
 #define jffs2_init_xattr_subsystem(c)
-#define jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem(c)
+#define jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem(c)		(0)
 #define jffs2_clear_xattr_subsystem(c)
 
 #define jffs2_xattr_do_crccheck_inode(c, ic)