diff --git a/src/osd_primary.cpp b/src/osd_primary.cpp
index c7da0fa9..9c10bf29 100644
--- a/src/osd_primary.cpp
+++ b/src/osd_primary.cpp
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ bool osd_t::prepare_primary_rw(osd_op_t *cur_op)
         finish_op(cur_op, -EINVAL);
         return false;
     }
+    int stripe_count = (pool_cfg.scheme == POOL_SCHEME_REPLICATED ? 1 : pg_it->second.pg_size);
     osd_primary_op_data_t *op_data = (osd_primary_op_data_t*)calloc_or_die(
-        1, sizeof(osd_primary_op_data_t) + entry_attr_size +
-        sizeof(osd_rmw_stripe_t) * (pool_cfg.scheme == POOL_SCHEME_REPLICATED ? 1 : pg_it->second.pg_size)
+        1, sizeof(osd_primary_op_data_t) + (entry_attr_size + sizeof(osd_rmw_stripe_t)) * stripe_count
     );
     op_data->pg_num = pg_num;
     op_data->oid = oid;
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ bool osd_t::prepare_primary_rw(osd_op_t *cur_op)
     op_data->pg_data_size = pg_data_size;
     cur_op->op_data = op_data;
     split_stripes(pg_data_size, bs_block_size, (uint32_t)(cur_op->req.rw.offset - oid.stripe), cur_op->req.rw.len, op_data->stripes);
+    // Allocate bitmaps along with stripes to avoid extra allocations and fragmentation
+    for (int i = 0; i < stripe_count; i++)
+    {
+        op_data->stripes[i].bmp_buf = (void*)(op_data->stripes+stripe_count) + entry_attr_size*i;
+    }
     pg_it->second.inflight++;
     return true;
 }
@@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ void osd_t::continue_primary_read(osd_op_t *cur_op)
         if (pg.state == PG_ACTIVE || op_data->scheme == POOL_SCHEME_REPLICATED)
         {
             // Fast happy-path
-            cur_op->buf = alloc_read_buffer(op_data->stripes, op_data->pg_data_size, 0, entry_attr_size);
+            cur_op->buf = alloc_read_buffer(op_data->stripes, op_data->pg_data_size, 0);
             submit_primary_subops(SUBMIT_READ, op_data->target_ver,
                 (op_data->scheme == POOL_SCHEME_REPLICATED ? pg.pg_size : op_data->pg_data_size), pg.cur_set.data(), cur_op);
             op_data->st = 1;
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ void osd_t::continue_primary_read(osd_op_t *cur_op)
             op_data->pg_size = pg.pg_size;
             op_data->scheme = pg.scheme;
             op_data->degraded = 1;
-            cur_op->buf = alloc_read_buffer(op_data->stripes, pg.pg_size, 0, entry_attr_size);
+            cur_op->buf = alloc_read_buffer(op_data->stripes, pg.pg_size, 0);
             submit_primary_subops(SUBMIT_READ, op_data->target_ver, pg.pg_size, cur_set, cur_op);
             op_data->st = 1;
         }
diff --git a/src/osd_rmw.cpp b/src/osd_rmw.cpp
index 0000d83f..27e297d7 100644
--- a/src/osd_rmw.cpp
+++ b/src/osd_rmw.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ int extend_missing_stripes(osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, osd_num_t *osd_set, int pg
     return 0;
 }
 
-void* alloc_read_buffer(osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, int read_pg_size, uint64_t add_size, uint32_t bitmap_size)
+void* alloc_read_buffer(osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, int read_pg_size, uint64_t add_size)
 {
     // Calculate buffer size
     uint64_t buf_size = add_size;
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void* alloc_read_buffer(osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, int read_pg_size, uint64_t ad
         }
     }
     // Allocate buffer
-    void *buf = memalign_or_die(MEM_ALIGNMENT, buf_size + bitmap_size*read_pg_size);
+    void *buf = memalign_or_die(MEM_ALIGNMENT, buf_size);
     uint64_t buf_pos = add_size;
     for (int role = 0; role < read_pg_size; role++)
     {
@@ -331,16 +331,6 @@ void* alloc_read_buffer(osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, int read_pg_size, uint64_t ad
             buf_pos += stripes[role].read_end - stripes[role].read_start;
         }
     }
-    // Bitmaps are allocated in the end so data buffers remain aligned
-    // FIXME: Don't allocate bitmaps here because it probably increases memory fragmentation
-    if (bitmap_size > 0)
-    {
-        for (int role = 0; role < read_pg_size; role++)
-        {
-            stripes[role].bmp_buf = buf + buf_pos;
-            buf_pos += bitmap_size;
-        }
-    }
     return buf;
 }
 
@@ -446,7 +436,7 @@ void* calc_rmw(void *request_buf, osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, uint64_t *read_osd_
         }
     }
     // Allocate read buffers
-    void *rmw_buf = alloc_read_buffer(stripes, pg_size, (write_parity ? pg_size-pg_minsize : 0) * (end - start), bitmap_size);
+    void *rmw_buf = alloc_read_buffer(stripes, pg_size, (write_parity ? pg_size-pg_minsize : 0) * (end - start));
     // Position write buffers
     uint64_t buf_pos = 0, in_pos = 0;
     for (int role = 0; role < pg_size; role++)
diff --git a/src/osd_rmw.h b/src/osd_rmw.h
index 931c5cb1..0e175d4f 100644
--- a/src/osd_rmw.h
+++ b/src/osd_rmw.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void reconstruct_stripes_xor(osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, int pg_size, uint32_t bi
 
 int extend_missing_stripes(osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, osd_num_t *osd_set, int pg_minsize, int pg_size);
 
-void* alloc_read_buffer(osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, int read_pg_size, uint64_t add_size, uint32_t bitmap_size);
+void* alloc_read_buffer(osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, int read_pg_size, uint64_t add_size);
 
 void* calc_rmw(void *request_buf, osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, uint64_t *read_osd_set,
     uint64_t pg_size, uint64_t pg_minsize, uint64_t pg_cursize, uint64_t *write_osd_set,
diff --git a/src/osd_rmw_test.cpp b/src/osd_rmw_test.cpp
index 64b278c7..02b158cc 100644
--- a/src/osd_rmw_test.cpp
+++ b/src/osd_rmw_test.cpp
@@ -127,10 +127,13 @@ void test1()
 void test4()
 {
     const uint32_t bmp = 4;
+    unsigned bitmaps[3] = { 0 };
     osd_num_t osd_set[3] = { 1, 0, 3 };
     osd_rmw_stripe_t stripes[3] = { 0 };
     // Test 4.1
     split_stripes(2, 128*1024, 128*1024-4096, 8192, stripes);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+        stripes[i].bmp_buf = bitmaps+i;
     void* write_buf = malloc(8192);
     void* rmw_buf = calc_rmw(write_buf, stripes, osd_set, 3, 2, 2, osd_set, 128*1024, bmp);
     assert(stripes[0].read_start == 0 && stripes[0].read_end == 128*1024);
@@ -652,7 +655,7 @@ void test13()
     assert(stripes[1].read_start == 0 && stripes[1].read_end == 128*1024);
     assert(stripes[2].read_start == 0 && stripes[2].read_end == 128*1024);
     assert(stripes[3].read_start == 0 && stripes[3].read_end == 128*1024);
-    void *read_buf = alloc_read_buffer(stripes, 4, 0, 0);
+    void *read_buf = alloc_read_buffer(stripes, 4, 0);
     assert(read_buf);
     assert(stripes[0].read_buf == read_buf);
     assert(stripes[1].read_buf == read_buf+128*1024);
@@ -683,7 +686,7 @@ void test13()
     assert(stripes[1].read_start == 0 && stripes[1].read_end == 0);
     assert(stripes[2].read_start == 0 && stripes[2].read_end == 128*1024);
     assert(stripes[3].read_start == 0 && stripes[3].read_end == 128*1024);
-    read_buf = alloc_read_buffer(stripes, 4, 0, 0);
+    read_buf = alloc_read_buffer(stripes, 4, 0);
     assert(read_buf);
     assert(stripes[0].read_buf == read_buf);
     assert(stripes[1].read_buf == NULL);
@@ -723,6 +726,7 @@ void test14()
     osd_num_t osd_set[3] = { 1, 2, 0 };
     osd_num_t write_osd_set[3] = { 1, 2, 3 };
     osd_rmw_stripe_t stripes[3] = { 0 };
+    unsigned bitmaps[3] = { 0 };
     // Test 13.0
     void *write_buf = malloc_or_die(8192);
     split_stripes(2, 128*1024, 128*1024-4096, 8192, stripes);
@@ -731,6 +735,8 @@ void test14()
     assert(stripes[2].req_start == 0 && stripes[2].req_end == 0);
     // Test 13.1
     void *rmw_buf = calc_rmw(write_buf, stripes, osd_set, 3, 2, 3, write_osd_set, 128*1024, bmp);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+        stripes[i].bmp_buf = bitmaps+i;
     assert(rmw_buf);
     assert(stripes[0].read_start == 0 && stripes[0].read_end == 128*1024-4096);
     assert(stripes[1].read_start == 4096 && stripes[1].read_end == 128*1024);
@@ -777,7 +783,9 @@ void test14()
     assert(stripes[0].read_start == 0 && stripes[0].read_end == 128*1024);
     assert(stripes[1].read_start == 0 && stripes[1].read_end == 128*1024);
     assert(stripes[2].read_start == 0 && stripes[2].read_end == 128*1024);
-    void *read_buf = alloc_read_buffer(stripes, 3, 0, bmp);
+    void *read_buf = alloc_read_buffer(stripes, 3, 0);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+        stripes[i].bmp_buf = bitmaps+i;
     assert(read_buf);
     assert(stripes[0].read_buf == read_buf);
     assert(stripes[1].read_buf == read_buf+128*1024);