diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram_core.c b/fs/pstore/ram_core.c
index a4f3ee69b431..a8316ad47d30 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/ram_core.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/ram_core.c
@@ -424,8 +424,7 @@ static int persistent_ram_buffer_map(phys_addr_t start, phys_addr_t size,
 }
 
 static int persistent_ram_post_init(struct persistent_ram_zone *prz, u32 sig,
-				    struct persistent_ram_ecc_info *ecc_info,
-				    unsigned long flags)
+				    struct persistent_ram_ecc_info *ecc_info)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -451,10 +450,9 @@ static int persistent_ram_post_init(struct persistent_ram_zone *prz, u32 sig,
 			 prz->buffer->sig);
 	}
 
+	/* Rewind missing or invalid memory area. */
 	prz->buffer->sig = sig;
 	persistent_ram_zap(prz);
-	prz->buffer_lock = __RAW_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(buffer_lock);
-	prz->flags = flags;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -490,11 +488,15 @@ struct persistent_ram_zone *persistent_ram_new(phys_addr_t start, size_t size,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	/* Initialize general buffer state. */
+	prz->buffer_lock = __RAW_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(buffer_lock);
+	prz->flags = flags;
+
 	ret = persistent_ram_buffer_map(start, size, prz, memtype);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
-	ret = persistent_ram_post_init(prz, sig, ecc_info, flags);
+	ret = persistent_ram_post_init(prz, sig, ecc_info);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;