diff --git a/fs/ufs/balloc.c b/fs/ufs/balloc.c
index 2c10360..a7106ed 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/balloc.c
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ void ufs_free_fragments(struct inode *inode, u64 fragment, unsigned count)

 	if (ufs_fragnum(fragment) + count > uspi->s_fpg)
 		ufs_error (sb, "ufs_free_fragments", "internal error");
-
-	lock_ufs(sb);
+
+	mutex_lock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);

 	cgno = ufs_dtog(uspi, fragment);
 	bit = ufs_dtogd(uspi, fragment);
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ void ufs_free_fragments(struct inode *inode, u64 fragment, unsigned count)
 	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)
 		ubh_sync_block(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
 	ufs_mark_sb_dirty(sb);
-
-	unlock_ufs(sb);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 	UFSD("EXIT\n");
 	return;

 failed:
-	unlock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 	UFSD("EXIT (FAILED)\n");
 	return;
 }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void ufs_free_blocks(struct inode *inode, u64 fragment, unsigned count)
 		goto failed;
 	}

-	lock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_lock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);

 do_more:
 	overflow = 0;
@@ -211,12 +211,12 @@ do_more:
 	}

 	ufs_mark_sb_dirty(sb);
-	unlock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 	UFSD("EXIT\n");
 	return;

 failed_unlock:
-	unlock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 failed:
 	UFSD("EXIT (FAILED)\n");
 	return;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ u64 ufs_new_fragments(struct inode *inode, void *p, u64 fragment,
 	usb1 = ubh_get_usb_first(uspi);
 	*err = -ENOSPC;

-	lock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_lock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 	tmp = ufs_data_ptr_to_cpu(sb, p);

 	if (count + ufs_fragnum(fragment) > uspi->s_fpb) {
@@ -378,19 +378,19 @@ u64 ufs_new_fragments(struct inode *inode, void *p, u64 fragment,
 				  "fragment %llu, tmp %llu\n",
 				  (unsigned long long)fragment,
 				  (unsigned long long)tmp);
-			unlock_ufs(sb);
+			mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 			return INVBLOCK;
 		}
 		if (fragment < UFS_I(inode)->i_lastfrag) {
 			UFSD("EXIT (ALREADY ALLOCATED)\n");
-			unlock_ufs(sb);
+			mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 	else {
 		if (tmp) {
 			UFSD("EXIT (ALREADY ALLOCATED)\n");
-			unlock_ufs(sb);
+			mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ u64 ufs_new_fragments(struct inode *inode, void *p, u64 fragment,
 	 * There is not enough space for user on the device
 	 */
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) && ufs_freespace(uspi, UFS_MINFREE) <= 0) {
-		unlock_ufs(sb);
+		mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 		UFSD("EXIT (FAILED)\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ u64 ufs_new_fragments(struct inode *inode, void *p, u64 fragment,
 			ufs_clear_frags(inode, result + oldcount,
 					newcount - oldcount, locked_page != NULL);
 		}
-		unlock_ufs(sb);
+		mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 		UFSD("EXIT, result %llu\n", (unsigned long long)result);
 		return result;
 	}
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ u64 ufs_new_fragments(struct inode *inode, void *p, u64 fragment,
 						fragment + count);
 		ufs_clear_frags(inode, result + oldcount, newcount - oldcount,
 				locked_page != NULL);
-		unlock_ufs(sb);
+		mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 		UFSD("EXIT, result %llu\n", (unsigned long long)result);
 		return result;
 	}
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ u64 ufs_new_fragments(struct inode *inode, void *p, u64 fragment,
 		*err = 0;
 		UFS_I(inode)->i_lastfrag = max(UFS_I(inode)->i_lastfrag,
 						fragment + count);
-		unlock_ufs(sb);
+		mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 		if (newcount < request)
 			ufs_free_fragments (inode, result + newcount, request - newcount);
 		ufs_free_fragments (inode, tmp, oldcount);
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ u64 ufs_new_fragments(struct inode *inode, void *p, u64 fragment,
 		return result;
 	}

-	unlock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 	UFSD("EXIT (FAILED)\n");
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ufs/ialloc.c b/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
index 7caa016..fd0203c 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ void ufs_free_inode (struct inode * inode)

 	ino = inode->i_ino;

-	lock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_lock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);

 	if (!((ino > 1) && (ino < (uspi->s_ncg * uspi->s_ipg )))) {
 		ufs_warning(sb, "ufs_free_inode", "reserved inode or nonexistent inode %u\n", ino);
-		unlock_ufs(sb);
+		mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 		return;
 	}

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void ufs_free_inode (struct inode * inode)
 	bit = ufs_inotocgoff (ino);
 	ucpi = ufs_load_cylinder (sb, cg);
 	if (!ucpi) {
-		unlock_ufs(sb);
+		mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 		return;
 	}
 	ucg = ubh_get_ucg(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void ufs_free_inode (struct inode * inode)
 		ubh_sync_block(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));

 	ufs_mark_sb_dirty(sb);
-	unlock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 	UFSD("EXIT\n");
 }

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ struct inode *ufs_new_inode(struct inode *dir, umode_t mode)
 	sbi = UFS_SB(sb);
 	uspi = sbi->s_uspi;

-	lock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_lock(&sbi->s_lock);

 	/*
 	 * Try to place the inode in its parent directory
@@ -331,21 +331,21 @@ cg_found:
 			sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
 		brelse(bh);
 	}
-	unlock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_unlock(&sbi->s_lock);

 	UFSD("allocating inode %lu\n", inode->i_ino);
 	UFSD("EXIT\n");
 	return inode;

 fail_remove_inode:
-	unlock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_unlock(&sbi->s_lock);
 	clear_nlink(inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	iput(inode);
 	UFSD("EXIT (FAILED): err %d\n", err);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 failed:
-	unlock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_unlock(&sbi->s_lock);
 	make_bad_inode(inode);
 	iput (inode);
 	UFSD("EXIT (FAILED): err %d\n", err);
diff --git a/fs/ufs/super.c b/fs/ufs/super.c
index da73801..aa7d50b 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/super.c
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ static int ufs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 	unsigned flags;

 	lock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_lock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);

 	UFSD("ENTER\n");

@@ -715,6 +716,7 @@ static int ufs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 	ufs_put_cstotal(sb);

 	UFSD("EXIT\n");
+	mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 	unlock_ufs(sb);

 	return 0;
@@ -1281,6 +1283,7 @@ static int ufs_remount (struct super_block *sb, int *mount_flags, char *data)

 	sync_filesystem(sb);
 	lock_ufs(sb);
+	mutex_lock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 	uspi = UFS_SB(sb)->s_uspi;
 	flags = UFS_SB(sb)->s_flags;
 	usb1 = ubh_get_usb_first(uspi);
@@ -1294,6 +1297,7 @@ static int ufs_remount (struct super_block *sb, int *mount_flags, char *data)
 	new_mount_opt = 0;
 	ufs_set_opt (new_mount_opt, ONERROR_LOCK);
 	if (!ufs_parse_options (data, &new_mount_opt)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 		unlock_ufs(sb);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1301,12 +1305,14 @@ static int ufs_remount (struct super_block *sb, int *mount_flags, char *data)
 		new_mount_opt |= ufstype;
 	} else if ((new_mount_opt & UFS_MOUNT_UFSTYPE) != ufstype) {
 		pr_err("ufstype can't be changed during remount\n");
+		mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 		unlock_ufs(sb);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}

 	if ((*mount_flags & MS_RDONLY) == (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
 		UFS_SB(sb)->s_mount_opt = new_mount_opt;
+		mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 		unlock_ufs(sb);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1330,6 +1336,7 @@ static int ufs_remount (struct super_block *sb, int *mount_flags, char *data)
 	 */
 #ifndef CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE
 		pr_err("ufs was compiled with read-only support, can't be mounted as read-write\n");
+		mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 		unlock_ufs(sb);
 		return -EINVAL;
 #else
@@ -1339,11 +1346,13 @@ static int ufs_remount (struct super_block *sb, int *mount_flags, char *data)
 		    ufstype != UFS_MOUNT_UFSTYPE_SUNx86 &&
 		    ufstype != UFS_MOUNT_UFSTYPE_UFS2) {
 			pr_err("this ufstype is read-only supported\n");
+			mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 			unlock_ufs(sb);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		if (!ufs_read_cylinder_structures(sb)) {
 			pr_err("failed during remounting\n");
+			mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 			unlock_ufs(sb);
 			return -EPERM;
 		}
@@ -1351,6 +1360,7 @@ static int ufs_remount (struct super_block *sb, int *mount_flags, char *data)
 #endif
 	}
 	UFS_SB(sb)->s_mount_opt = new_mount_opt;
+	mutex_unlock(&UFS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
 	unlock_ufs(sb);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ufs/ufs.h b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
index 2a07396..cf6368d 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/ufs.h
+++ b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct ufs_sb_info {
 	int work_queued; /* non-zero if the delayed work is queued */
 	struct delayed_work sync_work; /* FS sync delayed work */
 	spinlock_t work_lock; /* protects sync_work and work_queued */
+	struct mutex s_lock;
 };

 struct ufs_inode_info {
