diff --git a/fs/lockd/host.c b/fs/lockd/host.c
index 729ac427d359537f20e1dffa15514869ca8264ce..5242743c9403e6cce10490dac01ceb9dae684926 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/host.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/host.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ nlm_lookup_host(int server, struct sockaddr_in *sin,
 	host->h_version    = version;
 	host->h_proto      = proto;
 	host->h_rpcclnt    = NULL;
-	init_MUTEX(&host->h_sema);
+	mutex_init(&host->h_mutex);
 	host->h_nextrebind = jiffies + NLM_HOST_REBIND;
 	host->h_expires    = jiffies + NLM_HOST_EXPIRE;
 	atomic_set(&host->h_count, 1);
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ nlm_bind_host(struct nlm_host *host)
 			(unsigned)ntohl(host->h_addr.sin_addr.s_addr));
 
 	/* Lock host handle */
-	down(&host->h_sema);
+	mutex_lock(&host->h_mutex);
 
 	/* If we've already created an RPC client, check whether
 	 * RPC rebind is required
@@ -204,12 +204,12 @@ nlm_bind_host(struct nlm_host *host)
 		host->h_rpcclnt = clnt;
 	}
 
-	up(&host->h_sema);
+	mutex_unlock(&host->h_mutex);
 	return clnt;
 
 forgetit:
 	printk("lockd: couldn't create RPC handle for %s\n", host->h_name);
-	up(&host->h_sema);
+	mutex_unlock(&host->h_mutex);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
index 112936fcda803359513d28e6c7596879ba09ba59..a6c1a33e5ae30eaa56cd404428b5058fab1d5034 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct nlm_host {
 	u32			h_nsmstate;	/* true remote NSM state */
 	u32			h_pidcount;	/* Pseudopids */
 	atomic_t		h_count;	/* reference count */
-	struct semaphore	h_sema;		/* mutex for pmap binding */
+	struct mutex		h_mutex;	/* mutex for pmap binding */
 	unsigned long		h_nextrebind;	/* next portmap call */
 	unsigned long		h_expires;	/* eligible for GC */
 	struct list_head	h_lockowners;	/* Lockowners for the client */