diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
index 996802b8a4522e50126365d070f21458f9b68be2..8f153530d6dfac3377c3159867b6242e4b614a3f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
@@ -268,6 +268,17 @@ static void push(struct list_head *jobs, struct kcopyd_job *job)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kc->job_lock, flags);
 }
 
+
+static void push_head(struct list_head *jobs, struct kcopyd_job *job)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct dm_kcopyd_client *kc = job->kc;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&kc->job_lock, flags);
+	list_add(&job->list, jobs);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kc->job_lock, flags);
+}
+
 /*
  * These three functions process 1 item from the corresponding
  * job list.
@@ -398,7 +409,7 @@ static int process_jobs(struct list_head *jobs, struct dm_kcopyd_client *kc,
 			 * We couldn't service this job ATM, so
 			 * push this job back onto the list.
 			 */
-			push(jobs, job);
+			push_head(jobs, job);
 			break;
 		}