diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index bc8e61506968..d5fe720cf149 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1581,9 +1581,8 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void lo_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
+static void __lo_release(struct loop_device *lo)
 {
-	struct loop_device *lo = disk->private_data;
 	int err;
 
 	if (atomic_dec_return(&lo->lo_refcnt))
@@ -1610,6 +1609,13 @@ static void lo_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 	mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 }
 
+static void lo_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&loop_index_mutex);
+	__lo_release(disk->private_data);
+	mutex_unlock(&loop_index_mutex);
+}
+
 static const struct block_device_operations lo_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.open =		lo_open,