diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 04348d76bb30..848034666342 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -190,49 +190,56 @@ static int stripe_operations_active(struct stripe_head *sh)
 	       test_bit(STRIPE_COMPUTE_RUN, &sh->state);
 }
 
-static void __release_stripe(struct r5conf *conf, struct stripe_head *sh)
+static void do_release_stripe(struct r5conf *conf, struct stripe_head *sh)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sh->count)) {
-		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&sh->lru));
-		BUG_ON(atomic_read(&conf->active_stripes)==0);
-		if (test_bit(STRIPE_HANDLE, &sh->state)) {
-			if (test_bit(STRIPE_DELAYED, &sh->state) &&
-			    !test_bit(STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE, &sh->state))
-				list_add_tail(&sh->lru, &conf->delayed_list);
-			else if (test_bit(STRIPE_BIT_DELAY, &sh->state) &&
-				   sh->bm_seq - conf->seq_write > 0)
-				list_add_tail(&sh->lru, &conf->bitmap_list);
-			else {
-				clear_bit(STRIPE_DELAYED, &sh->state);
-				clear_bit(STRIPE_BIT_DELAY, &sh->state);
-				list_add_tail(&sh->lru, &conf->handle_list);
-			}
-			md_wakeup_thread(conf->mddev->thread);
-		} else {
-			BUG_ON(stripe_operations_active(sh));
-			if (test_and_clear_bit(STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE, &sh->state))
-				if (atomic_dec_return(&conf->preread_active_stripes)
-				    < IO_THRESHOLD)
-					md_wakeup_thread(conf->mddev->thread);
-			atomic_dec(&conf->active_stripes);
-			if (!test_bit(STRIPE_EXPANDING, &sh->state)) {
-				list_add_tail(&sh->lru, &conf->inactive_list);
-				wake_up(&conf->wait_for_stripe);
-				if (conf->retry_read_aligned)
-					md_wakeup_thread(conf->mddev->thread);
-			}
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&sh->lru));
+	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&conf->active_stripes)==0);
+	if (test_bit(STRIPE_HANDLE, &sh->state)) {
+		if (test_bit(STRIPE_DELAYED, &sh->state) &&
+		    !test_bit(STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE, &sh->state))
+			list_add_tail(&sh->lru, &conf->delayed_list);
+		else if (test_bit(STRIPE_BIT_DELAY, &sh->state) &&
+			   sh->bm_seq - conf->seq_write > 0)
+			list_add_tail(&sh->lru, &conf->bitmap_list);
+		else {
+			clear_bit(STRIPE_DELAYED, &sh->state);
+			clear_bit(STRIPE_BIT_DELAY, &sh->state);
+			list_add_tail(&sh->lru, &conf->handle_list);
+		}
+		md_wakeup_thread(conf->mddev->thread);
+	} else {
+		BUG_ON(stripe_operations_active(sh));
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE, &sh->state))
+			if (atomic_dec_return(&conf->preread_active_stripes)
+			    < IO_THRESHOLD)
+				md_wakeup_thread(conf->mddev->thread);
+		atomic_dec(&conf->active_stripes);
+		if (!test_bit(STRIPE_EXPANDING, &sh->state)) {
+			list_add_tail(&sh->lru, &conf->inactive_list);
+			wake_up(&conf->wait_for_stripe);
+			if (conf->retry_read_aligned)
+				md_wakeup_thread(conf->mddev->thread);
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+static void __release_stripe(struct r5conf *conf, struct stripe_head *sh)
+{
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sh->count))
+		do_release_stripe(conf, sh);
+}
+
 static void release_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh)
 {
 	struct r5conf *conf = sh->raid_conf;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
-	__release_stripe(conf, sh);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&sh->count, &conf->device_lock)) {
+		do_release_stripe(conf, sh);
+		spin_unlock(&conf->device_lock);
+	}
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 static inline void remove_hash(struct stripe_head *sh)