diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
index 22f4ae235660..72e8071f9d73 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
 #include "zcomp.h"
 #include "zcomp_lzo.h"
 
+/*
+ * single zcomp_strm backend
+ */
+struct zcomp_strm_single {
+	struct mutex strm_lock;
+	struct zcomp_strm *zstrm;
+};
+
 static struct zcomp_backend *find_backend(const char *compress)
 {
 	if (strncmp(compress, "lzo", 3) == 0)
@@ -54,15 +62,56 @@ static struct zcomp_strm *zcomp_strm_alloc(struct zcomp *comp)
 	return zstrm;
 }
 
+static struct zcomp_strm *zcomp_strm_single_find(struct zcomp *comp)
+{
+	struct zcomp_strm_single *zs = comp->stream;
+	mutex_lock(&zs->strm_lock);
+	return zs->zstrm;
+}
+
+static void zcomp_strm_single_release(struct zcomp *comp,
+		struct zcomp_strm *zstrm)
+{
+	struct zcomp_strm_single *zs = comp->stream;
+	mutex_unlock(&zs->strm_lock);
+}
+
+static void zcomp_strm_single_destroy(struct zcomp *comp)
+{
+	struct zcomp_strm_single *zs = comp->stream;
+	zcomp_strm_free(comp, zs->zstrm);
+	kfree(zs);
+}
+
+static int zcomp_strm_single_create(struct zcomp *comp)
+{
+	struct zcomp_strm_single *zs;
+
+	comp->destroy = zcomp_strm_single_destroy;
+	comp->strm_find = zcomp_strm_single_find;
+	comp->strm_release = zcomp_strm_single_release;
+	zs = kmalloc(sizeof(struct zcomp_strm_single), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!zs)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	comp->stream = zs;
+	mutex_init(&zs->strm_lock);
+	zs->zstrm = zcomp_strm_alloc(comp);
+	if (!zs->zstrm) {
+		kfree(zs);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct zcomp_strm *zcomp_strm_find(struct zcomp *comp)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&comp->strm_lock);
-	return comp->zstrm;
+	return comp->strm_find(comp);
 }
 
 void zcomp_strm_release(struct zcomp *comp, struct zcomp_strm *zstrm)
 {
-	mutex_unlock(&comp->strm_lock);
+	comp->strm_release(comp, zstrm);
 }
 
 int zcomp_compress(struct zcomp *comp, struct zcomp_strm *zstrm,
@@ -80,7 +129,7 @@ int zcomp_decompress(struct zcomp *comp, const unsigned char *src,
 
 void zcomp_destroy(struct zcomp *comp)
 {
-	zcomp_strm_free(comp, comp->zstrm);
+	comp->destroy(comp);
 	kfree(comp);
 }
 
@@ -104,10 +153,7 @@ struct zcomp *zcomp_create(const char *compress)
 		return NULL;
 
 	comp->backend = backend;
-	mutex_init(&comp->strm_lock);
-
-	comp->zstrm = zcomp_strm_alloc(comp);
-	if (!comp->zstrm) {
+	if (zcomp_strm_single_create(comp) != 0) {
 		kfree(comp);
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h
index c9a98e1317fe..dc3500d842a3 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@ struct zcomp_backend {
 
 /* dynamic per-device compression frontend */
 struct zcomp {
-	struct mutex strm_lock;
-	struct zcomp_strm *zstrm;
+	void *stream;
 	struct zcomp_backend *backend;
+
+	struct zcomp_strm *(*strm_find)(struct zcomp *comp);
+	void (*strm_release)(struct zcomp *comp, struct zcomp_strm *zstrm);
+	void (*destroy)(struct zcomp *comp);
 };
 
 struct zcomp *zcomp_create(const char *comp);