diff --git a/fs/btrfs/locking.c b/fs/btrfs/locking.c
index 272f911203ffc61a66b3db9ffe8a9a3b9502ea24..a44eff0748051b1627448e54f281ca04cd77c719 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/locking.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/locking.c
@@ -78,13 +78,15 @@ void btrfs_clear_lock_blocking_rw(struct extent_buffer *eb, int rw)
 		write_lock(&eb->lock);
 		WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->spinning_writers));
 		atomic_inc(&eb->spinning_writers);
-		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_writers))
+		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_writers) &&
+		    waitqueue_active(&eb->write_lock_wq))
 			wake_up(&eb->write_lock_wq);
 	} else if (rw == BTRFS_READ_LOCK_BLOCKING) {
 		BUG_ON(atomic_read(&eb->blocking_readers) == 0);
 		read_lock(&eb->lock);
 		atomic_inc(&eb->spinning_readers);
-		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_readers))
+		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_readers) &&
+		    waitqueue_active(&eb->read_lock_wq))
 			wake_up(&eb->read_lock_wq);
 	}
 	return;
@@ -199,7 +201,8 @@ void btrfs_tree_read_unlock_blocking(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 	}
 	btrfs_assert_tree_read_locked(eb);
 	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->blocking_readers) == 0);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_readers))
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_readers) &&
+	    waitqueue_active(&eb->read_lock_wq))
 		wake_up(&eb->read_lock_wq);
 	atomic_dec(&eb->read_locks);
 }
@@ -247,8 +250,9 @@ void btrfs_tree_unlock(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 	if (blockers) {
 		WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->spinning_writers));
 		atomic_dec(&eb->blocking_writers);
-		smp_wmb();
-		wake_up(&eb->write_lock_wq);
+		smp_mb();
+		if (waitqueue_active(&eb->write_lock_wq))
+			wake_up(&eb->write_lock_wq);
 	} else {
 		WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->spinning_writers) != 1);
 		atomic_dec(&eb->spinning_writers);