diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
index 731cd2ac3227..709d92fd2877 100644
--- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 #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 */
 
@@ -226,6 +227,10 @@ static inline void SetPageUptodate(struct page *page)
 #define SetPageMappedToDisk(page) set_bit(PG_mappedtodisk, &(page)->flags)
 #define ClearPageMappedToDisk(page) clear_bit(PG_mappedtodisk, &(page)->flags)
 
+#define PageReadahead(page)	test_bit(PG_readahead, &(page)->flags)
+#define SetPageReadahead(page)	set_bit(PG_readahead, &(page)->flags)
+#define ClearPageReadahead(page) clear_bit(PG_readahead, &(page)->flags)
+
 #define PageReclaim(page)	test_bit(PG_reclaim, &(page)->flags)
 #define SetPageReclaim(page)	set_bit(PG_reclaim, &(page)->flags)
 #define ClearPageReclaim(page)	clear_bit(PG_reclaim, &(page)->flags)
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index e2a10b957f23..2165be9462c0 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static int prep_new_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 	if (PageReserved(page))
 		return 1;
 
-	page->flags &= ~(1 << PG_uptodate | 1 << PG_error |
+	page->flags &= ~(1 << PG_uptodate | 1 << PG_error | 1 << PG_readahead |
 			1 << PG_referenced | 1 << PG_arch_1 |
 			1 << PG_owner_priv_1 | 1 << PG_mappedtodisk);
 	set_page_private(page, 0);