diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 388fe01..72680a6 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -3656,7 +3656,7 @@
 	kfree(cfqd);
 }
 
-static void *cfq_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
+static int cfq_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	struct cfq_data *cfqd;
 	int i, j;
@@ -3665,7 +3665,7 @@
 
 	cfqd = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*cfqd), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, q->node);
 	if (!cfqd)
-		return NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* Init root service tree */
 	cfqd->grp_service_tree = CFQ_RB_ROOT;
@@ -3692,7 +3692,7 @@
 	if (blkio_alloc_blkg_stats(&cfqg->blkg)) {
 		kfree(cfqg);
 		kfree(cfqd);
-		return NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -3723,6 +3723,7 @@
 	cfq_link_cfqq_cfqg(&cfqd->oom_cfqq, &cfqd->root_group);
 
 	cfqd->queue = q;
+	q->elevator->elevator_data = cfqd;
 
 	init_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer);
 	cfqd->idle_slice_timer.function = cfq_idle_slice_timer;
@@ -3747,7 +3748,7 @@
 	 * second, in order to have larger depth for async operations.
 	 */
 	cfqd->last_delayed_sync = jiffies - HZ;
-	return cfqd;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/block/deadline-iosched.c b/block/deadline-iosched.c
index 7bf12d7..599b12e 100644
--- a/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/block/deadline-iosched.c
@@ -337,13 +337,13 @@
 /*
  * initialize elevator private data (deadline_data).
  */
-static void *deadline_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
+static int deadline_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	struct deadline_data *dd;
 
 	dd = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*dd), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, q->node);
 	if (!dd)
-		return NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dd->fifo_list[READ]);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dd->fifo_list[WRITE]);
@@ -354,7 +354,9 @@
 	dd->writes_starved = writes_starved;
 	dd->front_merges = 1;
 	dd->fifo_batch = fifo_batch;
-	return dd;
+
+	q->elevator->elevator_data = dd;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index f8c08e1..f81c061 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -121,14 +121,6 @@
 	return e;
 }
 
-static int elevator_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
-{
-	q->elevator->elevator_data = q->elevator->type->ops.elevator_init_fn(q);
-	if (q->elevator->elevator_data)
-		return 0;
-	return -ENOMEM;
-}
-
 static char chosen_elevator[ELV_NAME_MAX];
 
 static int __init elevator_setup(char *str)
@@ -224,7 +216,7 @@
 	if (!q->elevator)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	err = elevator_init_queue(q);
+	err = e->ops.elevator_init_fn(q);
 	if (err) {
 		kobject_put(&q->elevator->kobj);
 		return err;
@@ -927,7 +919,7 @@
 	if (!q->elevator)
 		goto fail_init;
 
-	err = elevator_init_queue(q);
+	err = new_e->ops.elevator_init_fn(q);
 	if (err) {
 		kobject_put(&q->elevator->kobj);
 		goto fail_init;
diff --git a/block/noop-iosched.c b/block/noop-iosched.c
index 413a0b1..5d1bf70 100644
--- a/block/noop-iosched.c
+++ b/block/noop-iosched.c
@@ -59,15 +59,17 @@
 	return list_entry(rq->queuelist.next, struct request, queuelist);
 }
 
-static void *noop_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
+static int noop_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	struct noop_data *nd;
 
 	nd = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*nd), GFP_KERNEL, q->node);
 	if (!nd)
-		return NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nd->queue);
-	return nd;
+	q->elevator->elevator_data = nd;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void noop_exit_queue(struct elevator_queue *e)
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index 7d4e035..97fb255 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 typedef void (elevator_activate_req_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct request *);
 typedef void (elevator_deactivate_req_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct request *);
 
-typedef void *(elevator_init_fn) (struct request_queue *);
+typedef int (elevator_init_fn) (struct request_queue *);
 typedef void (elevator_exit_fn) (struct elevator_queue *);
 
 struct elevator_ops