diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 0d7bd7712076..6d32b0752441 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -275,8 +275,7 @@ static void end_buffer_async_read(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 	 * decide that the page is now completely done.
 	 */
 	first = page_buffers(page);
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	bit_spin_lock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&first->b_uptodate_lock, flags);
 	clear_buffer_async_read(bh);
 	unlock_buffer(bh);
 	tmp = bh;
@@ -289,8 +288,7 @@ static void end_buffer_async_read(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 		}
 		tmp = tmp->b_this_page;
 	} while (tmp != bh);
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&first->b_uptodate_lock, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * If none of the buffers had errors and they are all
@@ -302,8 +300,7 @@ static void end_buffer_async_read(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 	return;
 
 still_busy:
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&first->b_uptodate_lock, flags);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -331,8 +328,7 @@ void end_buffer_async_write(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 	}
 
 	first = page_buffers(page);
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	bit_spin_lock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&first->b_uptodate_lock, flags);
 
 	clear_buffer_async_write(bh);
 	unlock_buffer(bh);
@@ -344,14 +340,12 @@ void end_buffer_async_write(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 		}
 		tmp = tmp->b_this_page;
 	}
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&first->b_uptodate_lock, flags);
 	end_page_writeback(page);
 	return;
 
 still_busy:
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&first->b_uptodate_lock, flags);
 	return;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(end_buffer_async_write);
@@ -3349,6 +3343,7 @@ struct buffer_head *alloc_buffer_head(gfp_t gfp_flags)
 	struct buffer_head *ret = kmem_cache_zalloc(bh_cachep, gfp_flags);
 	if (ret) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ret->b_assoc_buffers);
+		spin_lock_init(&ret->b_uptodate_lock);
 		preempt_disable();
 		__this_cpu_inc(bh_accounting.nr);
 		recalc_bh_state();
diff --git a/fs/ext4/page-io.c b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
index b66b335a0ca6..263542a9fa7c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/page-io.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
@@ -87,11 +87,10 @@ static void ext4_finish_bio(struct bio *bio)
 		}
 		bh = head = page_buffers(page);
 		/*
-		 * We check all buffers in the page under BH_Uptodate_Lock
+		 * We check all buffers in the page under b_uptodate_lock
 		 * to avoid races with other end io clearing async_write flags
 		 */
-		local_irq_save(flags);
-		bit_spin_lock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &head->b_state);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&head->b_uptodate_lock, flags);
 		do {
 			if (bh_offset(bh) < bio_start ||
 			    bh_offset(bh) + bh->b_size > bio_end) {
@@ -105,8 +104,7 @@ static void ext4_finish_bio(struct bio *bio)
 				buffer_io_error(bh);
 			}
 		} while ((bh = bh->b_this_page) != head);
-		bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &head->b_state);
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&head->b_uptodate_lock, flags);
 		if (!under_io) {
 			fscrypt_free_bounce_page(bounce_page);
 			end_page_writeback(page);
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/aops.c b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
index 7202a1e39d70..554b744f41bf 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ static void ntfs_end_buffer_async_read(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 				"0x%llx.", (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr);
 	}
 	first = page_buffers(page);
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	bit_spin_lock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&first->b_uptodate_lock, flags);
 	clear_buffer_async_read(bh);
 	unlock_buffer(bh);
 	tmp = bh;
@@ -108,8 +107,7 @@ static void ntfs_end_buffer_async_read(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 		}
 		tmp = tmp->b_this_page;
 	} while (tmp != bh);
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&first->b_uptodate_lock, flags);
 	/*
 	 * If none of the buffers had errors then we can set the page uptodate,
 	 * but we first have to perform the post read mst fixups, if the
@@ -142,8 +140,7 @@ static void ntfs_end_buffer_async_read(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 	unlock_page(page);
 	return;
 still_busy:
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&first->b_uptodate_lock, flags);
 	return;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/buffer_head.h b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
index b56cc825f64d..15b765a181b8 100644
--- a/include/linux/buffer_head.h
+++ b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ enum bh_state_bits {
 	BH_Dirty,	/* Is dirty */
 	BH_Lock,	/* Is locked */
 	BH_Req,		/* Has been submitted for I/O */
-	BH_Uptodate_Lock,/* Used by the first bh in a page, to serialise
-			  * IO completion of other buffers in the page
-			  */
 
 	BH_Mapped,	/* Has a disk mapping */
 	BH_New,		/* Disk mapping was newly created by get_block */
@@ -76,6 +73,9 @@ struct buffer_head {
 	struct address_space *b_assoc_map;	/* mapping this buffer is
 						   associated with */
 	atomic_t b_count;		/* users using this buffer_head */
+	spinlock_t b_uptodate_lock;	/* Used by the first bh in a page, to
+					 * serialise IO completion of other
+					 * buffers in the page */
 };
 
 /*