diff --git a/fs/ntfs/super.c b/fs/ntfs/super.c
index e51573be2182..e30fcce628c2 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/super.c
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ s64 get_nr_free_clusters(struct ntfs_volume *vol)
 	struct address_space *mapping = vol->lcnbmp_ino->i_mapping;
 	struct folio *folio;
 	pgoff_t index, max_index;
-	struct file_ra_state *ra;
+	struct file_ra_state ra = { 0 };
 
 	ntfs_debug("Entering.");
 	/* Serialize accesses to the cluster bitmap. */
@@ -1956,11 +1956,7 @@ s64 get_nr_free_clusters(struct ntfs_volume *vol)
 	if (NVolFreeClusterKnown(vol))
 		return atomic64_read(&vol->free_clusters);
 
-	ra = kzalloc(sizeof(*ra), GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!ra)
-		return 0;
-
-	file_ra_state_init(ra, mapping);
+	file_ra_state_init(&ra, mapping);
 
 	/*
 	 * Convert the number of bits into bytes rounded up, then convert into
@@ -1979,7 +1975,7 @@ s64 get_nr_free_clusters(struct ntfs_volume *vol)
 		 * Get folio from page cache, getting it from backing store
 		 * if necessary, and increment the use count.
 		 */
-		folio = ntfs_get_locked_folio(mapping, index, max_index, ra);
+		folio = ntfs_get_locked_folio(mapping, index, max_index, &ra);
 
 		/* Ignore pages which errored synchronously. */
 		if (IS_ERR(folio)) {
@@ -2018,7 +2014,6 @@ s64 get_nr_free_clusters(struct ntfs_volume *vol)
 	else
 		atomic64_set(&vol->free_clusters, nr_free);
 
-	kfree(ra);
 	NVolSetFreeClusterKnown(vol);
 	wake_up_all(&vol->free_waitq);
 	ntfs_debug("Exiting.");
@@ -2073,15 +2068,11 @@ static unsigned long __get_nr_free_mft_records(struct ntfs_volume *vol,
 	struct address_space *mapping = vol->mftbmp_ino->i_mapping;
 	struct folio *folio;
 	pgoff_t index;
-	struct file_ra_state *ra;
+	struct file_ra_state ra = { 0 };
 
 	ntfs_debug("Entering.");
 
-	ra = kzalloc(sizeof(*ra), GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!ra)
-		return 0;
-
-	file_ra_state_init(ra, mapping);
+	file_ra_state_init(&ra, mapping);
 
 	/* Use multiples of 4 bytes, thus max_size is PAGE_SIZE / 4. */
 	ntfs_debug("Reading $MFT/$BITMAP, max_index = 0x%lx, max_size = 0x%lx.",
@@ -2093,7 +2084,7 @@ static unsigned long __get_nr_free_mft_records(struct ntfs_volume *vol,
 		 * Get folio from page cache, getting it from backing store
 		 * if necessary, and increment the use count.
 		 */
-		folio = ntfs_get_locked_folio(mapping, index, max_index, ra);
+		folio = ntfs_get_locked_folio(mapping, index, max_index, &ra);
 
 		/* Ignore pages which errored synchronously. */
 		if (IS_ERR(folio)) {
@@ -2125,7 +2116,6 @@ static unsigned long __get_nr_free_mft_records(struct ntfs_volume *vol,
 	else
 		atomic64_set(&vol->free_mft_records, nr_free);
 
-	kfree(ra);
 	ntfs_debug("Exiting.");
 	return nr_free;
 }