diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
index 7fe7df56fa33..f0939fc1cfe5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ struct cache_set {
 	 */
 	wait_queue_head_t	btree_cache_wait;
 	struct task_struct	*btree_cache_alloc_lock;
+	spinlock_t		btree_cannibalize_lock;
 
 	/*
 	 * When we free a btree node, we increment the gen of the bucket the
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
index 764d519a7f1c..26e56a9952d0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
@@ -836,15 +836,17 @@ out:
 
 static int mca_cannibalize_lock(struct cache_set *c, struct btree_op *op)
 {
-	struct task_struct *old;
-
-	old = cmpxchg(&c->btree_cache_alloc_lock, NULL, current);
-	if (old && old != current) {
+	spin_lock(&c->btree_cannibalize_lock);
+	if (likely(c->btree_cache_alloc_lock == NULL)) {
+		c->btree_cache_alloc_lock = current;
+	} else if (c->btree_cache_alloc_lock != current) {
 		if (op)
 			prepare_to_wait(&c->btree_cache_wait, &op->wait,
 					TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+		spin_unlock(&c->btree_cannibalize_lock);
 		return -EINTR;
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&c->btree_cannibalize_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -879,10 +881,12 @@ static struct btree *mca_cannibalize(struct cache_set *c, struct btree_op *op,
  */
 static void bch_cannibalize_unlock(struct cache_set *c)
 {
+	spin_lock(&c->btree_cannibalize_lock);
 	if (c->btree_cache_alloc_lock == current) {
 		c->btree_cache_alloc_lock = NULL;
 		wake_up(&c->btree_cache_wait);
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&c->btree_cannibalize_lock);
 }
 
 static struct btree *mca_alloc(struct cache_set *c, struct btree_op *op,
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index 95e9a33de06a..263c0d987929 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -1510,6 +1510,7 @@ struct cache_set *bch_cache_set_alloc(struct cache_sb *sb)
 	sema_init(&c->sb_write_mutex, 1);
 	mutex_init(&c->bucket_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&c->btree_cache_wait);
+	spin_lock_init(&c->btree_cannibalize_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&c->bucket_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&c->gc_wait);
 	sema_init(&c->uuid_write_mutex, 1);