diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 0010704739e381b21db668d9a81d6b0392c888b5..74bf0255e98f44dd2cc405426254a6e9b744f19d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ static int lo_ioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * file,
 	struct loop_device *lo = inode->i_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 	int err;
 
-	down(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case LOOP_SET_FD:
 		err = loop_set_fd(lo, file, inode->i_bdev, arg);
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ static int lo_ioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * file,
 	default:
 		err = lo->ioctl ? lo->ioctl(lo, cmd, arg) : -EINVAL;
 	}
-	up(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1178,9 +1178,9 @@ static int lo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct loop_device *lo = inode->i_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 
-	down(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 	lo->lo_refcnt++;
-	up(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1189,9 +1189,9 @@ static int lo_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct loop_device *lo = inode->i_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 
-	down(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 	--lo->lo_refcnt;
-	up(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1233,12 +1233,12 @@ int loop_unregister_transfer(int number)
 	xfer_funcs[n] = NULL;
 
 	for (lo = &loop_dev[0]; lo < &loop_dev[max_loop]; lo++) {
-		down(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 
 		if (lo->lo_encryption == xfer)
 			loop_release_xfer(lo);
 
-		up(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ static int __init loop_init(void)
 		lo->lo_queue = blk_alloc_queue(GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!lo->lo_queue)
 			goto out_mem4;
-		init_MUTEX(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		mutex_init(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 		init_completion(&lo->lo_done);
 		init_completion(&lo->lo_bh_done);
 		lo->lo_number = i;
diff --git a/include/linux/loop.h b/include/linux/loop.h
index f96506782ebe99265b99b78e3f7cfd50bec8e586..e76c7611d6cc56e115ad71a49aa25861cc2208f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/loop.h
+++ b/include/linux/loop.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/bio.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 /* Possible states of device */
 enum {
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ struct loop_device {
 	int			lo_state;
 	struct completion	lo_done;
 	struct completion	lo_bh_done;
-	struct semaphore	lo_ctl_mutex;
+	struct mutex		lo_ctl_mutex;
 	int			lo_pending;
 
 	request_queue_t		*lo_queue;