diff --git a/include/linux/shmem_fs.h b/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
index 8e775ce517bb3..0a8499fb9c3cb 100644
--- a/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct shmem_sb_info {
 	struct percpu_counter used_blocks;  /* How many are allocated */
 	unsigned long max_inodes;   /* How many inodes are allowed */
 	unsigned long free_inodes;  /* How many are left for allocation */
-	spinlock_t stat_lock;	    /* Serialize shmem_sb_info changes */
+	raw_spinlock_t stat_lock;   /* Serialize shmem_sb_info changes */
 	umode_t mode;		    /* Mount mode for root directory */
 	unsigned char huge;	    /* Whether to try for hugepages */
 	kuid_t uid;		    /* Mount uid for root directory */
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 70d9ce294bb49..1b95afc4483c1 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@ static int shmem_reserve_inode(struct super_block *sb, ino_t *inop)
 	ino_t ino;
 
 	if (!(sb->s_flags & SB_KERNMOUNT)) {
-		spin_lock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+		raw_spin_lock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
 		if (sbinfo->max_inodes) {
 			if (!sbinfo->free_inodes) {
-				spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+				raw_spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
 				return -ENOSPC;
 			}
 			sbinfo->free_inodes--;
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int shmem_reserve_inode(struct super_block *sb, ino_t *inop)
 			}
 			*inop = ino;
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
 	} else if (inop) {
 		/*
 		 * __shmem_file_setup, one of our callers, is lock-free: it
@@ -319,13 +319,14 @@ static int shmem_reserve_inode(struct super_block *sb, ino_t *inop)
 		 * to worry about things like glibc compatibility.
 		 */
 		ino_t *next_ino;
+
 		next_ino = per_cpu_ptr(sbinfo->ino_batch, get_cpu());
 		ino = *next_ino;
 		if (unlikely(ino % SHMEM_INO_BATCH == 0)) {
-			spin_lock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+			raw_spin_lock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
 			ino = sbinfo->next_ino;
 			sbinfo->next_ino += SHMEM_INO_BATCH;
-			spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+			raw_spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
 			if (unlikely(is_zero_ino(ino)))
 				ino++;
 		}
@@ -341,9 +342,9 @@ static void shmem_free_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct shmem_sb_info *sbinfo = SHMEM_SB(sb);
 	if (sbinfo->max_inodes) {
-		spin_lock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+		raw_spin_lock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
 		sbinfo->free_inodes++;
-		spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1453,10 +1454,10 @@ static struct mempolicy *shmem_get_sbmpol(struct shmem_sb_info *sbinfo)
 {
 	struct mempolicy *mpol = NULL;
 	if (sbinfo->mpol) {
-		spin_lock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);	/* prevent replace/use races */
+		raw_spin_lock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);	/* prevent replace/use races */
 		mpol = sbinfo->mpol;
 		mpol_get(mpol);
-		spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
 	}
 	return mpol;
 }
@@ -3500,9 +3501,10 @@ static int shmem_reconfigure(struct fs_context *fc)
 	struct shmem_options *ctx = fc->fs_private;
 	struct shmem_sb_info *sbinfo = SHMEM_SB(fc->root->d_sb);
 	unsigned long inodes;
+	struct mempolicy *mpol = NULL;
 	const char *err;
 
-	spin_lock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
 	inodes = sbinfo->max_inodes - sbinfo->free_inodes;
 	if ((ctx->seen & SHMEM_SEEN_BLOCKS) && ctx->blocks) {
 		if (!sbinfo->max_blocks) {
@@ -3547,14 +3549,15 @@ static int shmem_reconfigure(struct fs_context *fc)
 	 * Preserve previous mempolicy unless mpol remount option was specified.
 	 */
 	if (ctx->mpol) {
-		mpol_put(sbinfo->mpol);
+		mpol = sbinfo->mpol;
 		sbinfo->mpol = ctx->mpol;	/* transfers initial ref */
 		ctx->mpol = NULL;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+	mpol_put(mpol);
 	return 0;
 out:
-	spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
 	return invalfc(fc, "%s", err);
 }
 
@@ -3671,7 +3674,7 @@ static int shmem_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	sbinfo->mpol = ctx->mpol;
 	ctx->mpol = NULL;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_init(&sbinfo->stat_lock);
 	if (percpu_counter_init(&sbinfo->used_blocks, 0, GFP_KERNEL))
 		goto failed;
 	spin_lock_init(&sbinfo->shrinklist_lock);
