diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/vm/vm_types.h b/headers/private/kernel/vm/vm_types.h
index 5013b70123..40f556de4b 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/vm/vm_types.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/vm/vm_types.h
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ struct VMCacheRef {
 
 
 struct vm_page {
-	DoublyLinkedListLink<vm_page> queue_link;
+	const page_num_t		physical_page_number;
 
-	page_num_t				physical_page_number;
+	DoublyLinkedListLink<vm_page> queue_link;
 
 private:
 	VMCacheRef*				cache_ref;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public:
 
 	uint8					usage_count;
 
-	inline void Init(page_num_t pageNumber);
+	inline vm_page(page_num_t pageNumber);
 
 	VMCacheRef* CacheRef() const			{ return cache_ref; }
 	void SetCacheRef(VMCacheRef* cacheRef)	{ this->cache_ref = cacheRef; }
@@ -199,10 +199,11 @@ enum {
 #define VM_PAGE_ALLOC_BUSY	0x00000020
 
 
-inline void
-vm_page::Init(page_num_t pageNumber)
+inline
+vm_page::vm_page(page_num_t pageNumber)
+	:
+	physical_page_number(pageNumber)
 {
-	physical_page_number = pageNumber;
 	new(&mappings) vm_page_mappings();
 	SetCacheRef(NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp
index 159cedc42c..b4e3dfe63a 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ free_cached_page(vm_page *page, bool dontWait)
 static uint32
 free_cached_pages(uint32 pagesToFree, bool dontWait)
 {
-	vm_page marker;
+	vm_page marker(-1);
 	init_page_marker(marker);
 	forbid_page_faults();
 
@@ -2007,7 +2007,7 @@ full_scan_inactive_pages(page_stats& pageStats, int32 despairLevel)
 	// scale only when things get desperate.
 	uint32 maxToFlush = despairLevel <= 1 ? 32 : 10000;
 
-	vm_page marker;
+	vm_page marker(-1);
 	init_page_marker(marker);
 
 	VMPageQueue& queue = sInactivePageQueue;
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ full_scan_inactive_pages(page_stats& pageStats, int32 despairLevel)
 static void
 full_scan_active_pages(page_stats& pageStats, int32 despairLevel)
 {
-	vm_page marker;
+	vm_page marker(-1);
 	init_page_marker(marker);
 
 	VMPageQueue& queue = sActivePageQueue;
@@ -2453,7 +2453,7 @@ vm_page_init(kernel_args *args)
 
 	// initialize the free page table
 	for (uint32 i = 0; i < sNumPages; i++) {
-		sPages[i].Init(sPhysicalPageOffset + i);
+		new(&sPages[i]) vm_page(sPhysicalPageOffset + i);
 		sFreePageQueue.Append(&sPages[i]);
 
 #if VM_PAGE_ALLOCATION_TRACKING_AVAILABLE