diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/btnode.c b/fs/nilfs2/btnode.c
index 435864ce06be..84c25382f8e3 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/btnode.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/btnode.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ int nilfs_btnode_submit_block(struct address_space *btnc, __u64 blocknr,
 			brelse(bh);
 			BUG();
 		}
+		memset(bh->b_data, 0, 1 << inode->i_blkbits);
 		bh->b_bdev = NILFS_I_NILFS(inode)->ns_bdev;
 		bh->b_blocknr = blocknr;
 		set_buffer_mapped(bh);