diff --git a/fs/jffs2/fs.c b/fs/jffs2/fs.c
index 1d3b7a9fc828..8bc727b71696 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/fs.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/fs.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ unsigned char *jffs2_gc_fetch_page(struct jffs2_sb_info *c,
 	struct inode *inode = OFNI_EDONI_2SFFJ(f);
 	struct page *pg;
 
-	pg = read_cache_page(inode->i_mapping, offset >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT,
+	pg = read_cache_page_async(inode->i_mapping, offset >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT,
 			     (void *)jffs2_do_readpage_unlock, inode);
 	if (IS_ERR(pg))
 		return (void *)pg;