diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogAsync.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogAsync.java
index c14a31021f..5990c2273f 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogAsync.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogAsync.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class FSEditLogAsync extends FSEditLog implements Runnable {
   // use separate mutex to avoid possible deadlock when stopping the thread.
   private final Object syncThreadLock = new Object();
   private Thread syncThread;
-  private static ThreadLocal<Edit> threadEdit = new ThreadLocal<Edit>();
+  private static final ThreadLocal<Edit> THREAD_EDIT = new ThreadLocal<Edit>();
 
   // requires concurrent access from caller threads and syncing thread.
   private final BlockingQueue<Edit> editPendingQ =
@@ -114,16 +114,16 @@ public void close() {
   @Override
   void logEdit(final FSEditLogOp op) {
     Edit edit = getEditInstance(op);
-    threadEdit.set(edit);
+    THREAD_EDIT.set(edit);
     enqueueEdit(edit);
   }
 
   @Override
   public void logSync() {
-    Edit edit = threadEdit.get();
+    Edit edit = THREAD_EDIT.get();
     if (edit != null) {
       // do NOT remove to avoid expunge & rehash penalties.
-      threadEdit.set(null);
+      THREAD_EDIT.set(null);
       if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
         LOG.debug("logSync " + edit);
       }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogOp.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogOp.java
index c0daaf19eb..8293a82db9 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogOp.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogOp.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public abstract class FSEditLogOp {
   int rpcCallId;
 
   public static class OpInstanceCache {
-    private static ThreadLocal<OpInstanceCacheMap> cache =
+    private static final ThreadLocal<OpInstanceCacheMap> CACHE =
         new ThreadLocal<OpInstanceCacheMap>() {
       @Override
       protected OpInstanceCacheMap initialValue() {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public OpInstanceCache get() {
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public <T extends FSEditLogOp> T get(FSEditLogOpCodes opCode) {
-      return useCache ? (T)cache.get().get(opCode) : (T)newInstance(opCode);
+      return useCache ? (T)CACHE.get().get(opCode) : (T)newInstance(opCode);
     }
 
     private static FSEditLogOp newInstance(FSEditLogOpCodes opCode) {