diff --git a/include/linux/sbitmap.h b/include/linux/sbitmap.h
index 0dcc60e820de71cb21199bbbcf515aed2c1d7645..841585f6e5f28fb6fde79204732e23158e4b58b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/sbitmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/sbitmap.h
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ void sbitmap_resize(struct sbitmap *sb, unsigned int depth);
  *               starting from the last allocated bit. This is less efficient
  *               than the default behavior (false).
  *
+ * This operation provides acquire barrier semantics if it succeeds.
+ *
  * Return: Non-negative allocated bit number if successful, -1 otherwise.
  */
 int sbitmap_get(struct sbitmap *sb, unsigned int alloc_hint, bool round_robin);
@@ -300,6 +302,12 @@ static inline void sbitmap_clear_bit(struct sbitmap *sb, unsigned int bitnr)
 	clear_bit(SB_NR_TO_BIT(sb, bitnr), __sbitmap_word(sb, bitnr));
 }
 
+static inline void sbitmap_clear_bit_unlock(struct sbitmap *sb,
+					    unsigned int bitnr)
+{
+	clear_bit_unlock(SB_NR_TO_BIT(sb, bitnr), __sbitmap_word(sb, bitnr));
+}
+
 static inline int sbitmap_test_bit(struct sbitmap *sb, unsigned int bitnr)
 {
 	return test_bit(SB_NR_TO_BIT(sb, bitnr), __sbitmap_word(sb, bitnr));
diff --git a/lib/sbitmap.c b/lib/sbitmap.c
index 42b5ca0acf9344ab5c462237a5e2a1705c220063..e6a9c06ec70cb98eda9b893715fb3ca590b01c65 100644
--- a/lib/sbitmap.c
+++ b/lib/sbitmap.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int __sbitmap_get_word(unsigned long *word, unsigned long depth,
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		if (!test_and_set_bit(nr, word))
+		if (!test_and_set_bit_lock(nr, word))
 			break;
 
 		hint = nr + 1;
@@ -434,9 +434,9 @@ static void sbq_wake_up(struct sbitmap_queue *sbq)
 	/*
 	 * Pairs with the memory barrier in set_current_state() to ensure the
 	 * proper ordering of clear_bit()/waitqueue_active() in the waker and
-	 * test_and_set_bit()/prepare_to_wait()/finish_wait() in the waiter. See
-	 * the comment on waitqueue_active(). This is __after_atomic because we
-	 * just did clear_bit() in the caller.
+	 * test_and_set_bit_lock()/prepare_to_wait()/finish_wait() in the
+	 * waiter. See the comment on waitqueue_active(). This is __after_atomic
+	 * because we just did clear_bit_unlock() in the caller.
 	 */
 	smp_mb__after_atomic();
 
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ static void sbq_wake_up(struct sbitmap_queue *sbq)
 void sbitmap_queue_clear(struct sbitmap_queue *sbq, unsigned int nr,
 			 unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	sbitmap_clear_bit(&sbq->sb, nr);
+	sbitmap_clear_bit_unlock(&sbq->sb, nr);
 	sbq_wake_up(sbq);
 	if (likely(!sbq->round_robin && nr < sbq->sb.depth))
 		*per_cpu_ptr(sbq->alloc_hint, cpu) = nr;