1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 3defc52f060c..4720c7ade0ae 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -743,10 +743,10 @@ static ssize_t loop_attr_backing_file_show(struct loop_device *lo, char *buf)
         ssize_t ret;
         char *p = NULL;
 
-        mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+        spin_lock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
         if (lo->lo_backing_file)
                 p = d_path(&lo->lo_backing_file->f_path, buf, PAGE_SIZE - 1);
-        mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+        spin_unlock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
 
         if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(p))
                 ret = PTR_ERR(p);
@@ -1000,7 +1000,9 @@ static int loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, struct block_device *bdev)
 
         kthread_stop(lo->lo_thread);
 
+        spin_lock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
         lo->lo_backing_file = NULL;
+        spin_unlock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
 
         loop_release_xfer(lo);
         lo->transfer = NULL;