diff --git a/fs/ubifs/sb.c b/fs/ubifs/sb.c
index cf7ee2880c57..7e08c8143316 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/sb.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/sb.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ failed:
  * code. Note, the user of this function is responsible of kfree()'ing the
  * returned superblock buffer.
  */
-struct ubifs_sb_node *ubifs_read_sb_node(struct ubifs_info *c)
+static struct ubifs_sb_node *ubifs_read_sb_node(struct ubifs_info *c)
 {
 	struct ubifs_sb_node *sup;
 	int err;
@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@ int ubifs_read_superblock(struct ubifs_info *c)
 	if (IS_ERR(sup))
 		return PTR_ERR(sup);
 
+	c->sup_node = sup;
+
 	c->fmt_version = le32_to_cpu(sup->fmt_version);
 	c->ro_compat_version = le32_to_cpu(sup->ro_compat_version);
 
@@ -685,7 +687,6 @@ int ubifs_read_superblock(struct ubifs_info *c)
 
 	err = validate_sb(c, sup);
 out:
-	kfree(sup);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -814,7 +815,7 @@ out:
 int ubifs_fixup_free_space(struct ubifs_info *c)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct ubifs_sb_node *sup;
+	struct ubifs_sb_node *sup = c->sup_node;
 
 	ubifs_assert(c, c->space_fixup);
 	ubifs_assert(c, !c->ro_mount);
@@ -825,16 +826,11 @@ int ubifs_fixup_free_space(struct ubifs_info *c)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	sup = ubifs_read_sb_node(c);
-	if (IS_ERR(sup))
-		return PTR_ERR(sup);
-
 	/* Free-space fixup is no longer required */
 	c->space_fixup = 0;
 	sup->flags &= cpu_to_le32(~UBIFS_FLG_SPACE_FIXUP);
 
 	err = ubifs_write_sb_node(c, sup);
-	kfree(sup);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -845,7 +841,7 @@ int ubifs_fixup_free_space(struct ubifs_info *c)
 int ubifs_enable_encryption(struct ubifs_info *c)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct ubifs_sb_node *sup;
+	struct ubifs_sb_node *sup = c->sup_node;
 
 	if (c->encrypted)
 		return 0;
@@ -858,16 +854,11 @@ int ubifs_enable_encryption(struct ubifs_info *c)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	sup = ubifs_read_sb_node(c);
-	if (IS_ERR(sup))
-		return PTR_ERR(sup);
-
 	sup->flags |= cpu_to_le32(UBIFS_FLG_ENCRYPTION);
 
 	err = ubifs_write_sb_node(c, sup);
 	if (!err)
 		c->encrypted = 1;
-	kfree(sup);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index fec62e9dfbe6..70a64e00f0a8 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -1605,16 +1605,10 @@ static int ubifs_remount_rw(struct ubifs_info *c)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (c->old_leb_cnt != c->leb_cnt) {
-		struct ubifs_sb_node *sup;
+		struct ubifs_sb_node *sup = c->sup_node;
 
-		sup = ubifs_read_sb_node(c);
-		if (IS_ERR(sup)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(sup);
-			goto out;
-		}
 		sup->leb_cnt = cpu_to_le32(c->leb_cnt);
 		err = ubifs_write_sb_node(c, sup);
-		kfree(sup);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
index 306cc7a4f725..93e1c34c097f 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
@@ -983,6 +983,7 @@ struct ubifs_debug_info;
  * struct ubifs_info - UBIFS file-system description data structure
  * (per-superblock).
  * @vfs_sb: VFS @struct super_block object
+ * @sup_node: The super block node as read from the device
  *
  * @highest_inum: highest used inode number
  * @max_sqnum: current global sequence number
@@ -1230,6 +1231,7 @@ struct ubifs_debug_info;
  */
 struct ubifs_info {
 	struct super_block *vfs_sb;
+	struct ubifs_sb_node *sup_node;
 
 	ino_t highest_inum;
 	unsigned long long max_sqnum;
@@ -1664,7 +1666,6 @@ int ubifs_write_master(struct ubifs_info *c);
 
 /* sb.c */
 int ubifs_read_superblock(struct ubifs_info *c);
-struct ubifs_sb_node *ubifs_read_sb_node(struct ubifs_info *c);
 int ubifs_write_sb_node(struct ubifs_info *c, struct ubifs_sb_node *sup);
 int ubifs_fixup_free_space(struct ubifs_info *c);
 int ubifs_enable_encryption(struct ubifs_info *c);